War Memorials in Australia
Alexandra Soldiers Memorial
Place:
Alexandra, Victoria, 3714
District:
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The memorial is a statue of a World War I soldier with arms reversed, left foot forward, on a bluestone pedestal on a circular concrete base. The statue and plaques on the memorial are painted in a copper metallic paint.
The memorial was unveiled on 10 March 1924 by the Governor of Victoria, Lord Stradbroke. It was originally set in the main street of the town but was moved in 1954 to combine with the World War II memorial. The sculptor was Margaret Baskerville.
West face
Metal insignia of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces
Metal plaque
ERECTED
BY
THE RESIDENTS IN THE SHIRE OF
ALEXANDRA
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
MADE
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
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Metal plaque on section below
GALLIPOLI
PALESTINE POZIERES
BULLECOURT THE SOMME
YPRES
Bas-relief sculpture of guns and gunners
North face
Metal plaque
| ARMSTRONG. A. | DOBSON. D. | HAYSOM. H. | ||
| BLAKENEY. V. E. | DOWNEY. L. | HUBBARD. S. | ||
| BUTLER. C. J. | DWYER. J. M. | KENT. B. | ||
| CADDY. J. | DYBALL. E. | KINGSTON. B. | ||
| CASEY. A. | DYBALL. W. | LARCOM. W. | ||
| COLLIS. W. | ELLIOTT. J. W. | LAWLOR. L. J. | ||
| COMMERFORD. J. | FELL. E. W. | LAWLOR. R. B. | ||
| CREIGHTON. P. R. E. | FOREACRE. E. R. | LOBLEY. A. | ||
| CRICHTON.. E. | FRT. R. | MANSFIELD. P. | ||
| CUMMING. A. R. | GREEN. E. T. | MASON. R. | ||
| DANIELS. C. | HANNING. T. R. | MAYGAR. L. C. |
East face
Metal plaque
Bas-relief sculpture of charge of Light Horse
South face
Metal plaque
| MINCHINTON. E. | PAXIN. G. L. | STILLMAN. A. R. | ||
| MURRAY. H. A. | PAYNE. C. | TAYLOR. C. | ||
| MURRAY. J. T. | PAYNE. H. N. T. | TAYLOR T. | ||
| MURRAY. A. | POPPLE. W. J. | TUDDENHAM. H. | ||
| McKINNON. P. | RALSTON. H. | THOMAS. L. | ||
| NEWMAN. E. V. | RAYMOND. V. | WATERS. A. | ||
| NOLAN. W. | ROBERTSON. A. H. | WEAVER. H. | ||
| O'BRIEN. B. | ROBERTSON. N. | WILSON. A. | ||
| O'BRIEN. H. D. | ROBINSON. C. J. | WILSON. A. R. | ||
| ORCHARD. O. W. T. | SEBIRE. F. H. | WILSON. S. |
Information current to August 2001
Sources: The Inglis Collection in Australian War Memorial, AWM PR 00944 4/3