Drayton & Toowoomba General Cemetery

The Toowomba war cemetery, situated within the Toowoomba Cemetery on the corner of Anzac Avenue and South Street West, includes burials of 34 soldiers, nine airmen and one post-war grave. There are 65 war graves throughout the entire cemetery as of October 2018. Centrally located among the 44 graves is a Cross of Sacrifice.

Toowoomba was the headquarters of the 1st Australian Army during the Second World War. It was conveniently placed for the establishment of Army and Air Force camps and was often used as a retraining facility for Servicemen being sent to the Pacific Islands.