War Memorials in Australia

Birchip War Memorial

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Place: Birchip, Victoria, 3483
District: Mallee
Orientation: 92 km E of Rainbow
Location: Birchip R.S.L. Memorial Park, Cummings Avenue opposite Glowrey Street
Position: 35 58 89 S     142 55 08 E
Ref: 30109

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The memorial is a granite tablet on a three-stepped base.  There are flagpoles on the north and south sides.

West face
Bronze wreath
BIRCHIP WAR MEMORIAL
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF BIRCHIP AND
DISTRICT TO COMMEMORATE THOSE WHO
PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
_______  . ________
WORLD WAR I.  1914 - 1919.

  ACKLAND G. C. HOGAN R. PINNEY E. N.  
  BARBER W. E. HUNTER M. PORTER E.  
  BEILBY J. KELLY. E. POWER C. W.  
  BENNETT R. C. KING C. D. POWER G. A.  
  BENNETT W. J. LADLOW W. PROCTOR C.  
  BLANCH H. LEE G. R. RICKARD J.  
  BOLDEN S. E. LILBURNE J. T. ROADKNIGHT J.  
  CAVANAGH T. LYNCH J. ROSE A.  
  CORNWELL W. R. MITCHELL E. ROSS N. A.  
  FIELDING N. J. McCREDDEN A. RYAN E. J.  
  GOLLER A. E. McCREDDEN E. J. RYAN J. T.  
  GOULD G. A. McCREDDEN J. RYMER E.  
  GRACE H. McELHINNEY W. A. RYMER J.  
  GREEN A. McCANNON T. TULL C.  
  HANCOCK J. M. NAIRN A. TYERS F. A.  
  HILL R. NEYLAND J. L. WHITFIELD H. H.  
  HILLGROVE J. W. PEART E. M.    
 

WORLD WAR II.  1939 - 1945.

 
  BEDDOE D. C. FORRESTER K. PICKERING A. T.  
  BRAINE J. C. GROGAN V. E. REEVES J. W.  
  COX J. A. LESLIE J. ROBBINS J. G.  
  DOBBYN S. G. McDONALD K. D. SINCLAIR A.  

LEST WE FORGET.


On section below
Stylized wreath
 

Bronze plaque on section below
Insignia of Australia Remembers 1945-1995
IN HONOUR OF
THE MEN & WOMEN WHO SERVED
AUSTRALIA IN TIME OF CONFLICT
DURING WORLD WAR II

LEST WE FORGET

 

 

South face
Bronze sword


Bronze plaque on section below
W. T. JONES & SON
KYNETON

 

 

East face
Bronze wreath

 

 

North face
Bronze sword

 


Information current to May 2002


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