War Memorials in Australia
Box Hill South Africa and China War Memorial
Place:
Box Hill, Victoria, 3128
District: Central
(VIC)
Orientation: Suburb of Melbourne
Location: Whitehorse Road and Watts Street
Position:
Ref: 302
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The memorial is a red granite obelisk on a concrete plinth. Two ornate glass and metal lamps are attached to the east and west sides as are water taps and basins.
North face
IN MEMORIAM
LANCE
CORPL
G. R. BUTTON
KILLED AT WILMANSRUST
SOUTH AFRICA
12TH JUNE 1901.
On section below
THIS MEMORIAL
WAS UNVEILED BY THE
HON. A. J. PEACOCK
PREMIER OF VICTORIA
ON THE 21ST JAN. 1902.
West face
SOUTH AFRICA.
_____PRIVATES_____
H. A. DE VALLE
H. DE VALLE
G. BOWMAN
L. J. WHEELER
A. WELCH
H. KAUFMANN
T. TOOGOOD
South face
SOUTH AFRICA.
_____CORPLS_____
T. LINSLEY
W. J. YOUNG
G. R. BUTTON
_____PRIVATES_____
W. FOOTE
J. F. TOWT
C. W. TOWT
G. LEAR
J. U. NEEDHAM
A. JOHNSTONE
E. P. RICH
W. THOMAS
S. YUILLE
E. G. WHEELER
G. DUNN
E. W. WELCH
A. WEBSTER
On section below
ERECTED
TO COMMEMORATE
THE LOYAL AND PATRIOTIC SPIRIT
DISPLAYED BY THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT
WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON,
IN RESPONDING TO THE EMPIRE'S CALL
FOR VOLUNTEERS DURING THE WARS
IN SOUTH AFRICA AND CHINA
1899 AND 1902.
ALSO
IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF A
DIVINE PROVIDENCE FOR THE RETURN
OF SO MANY OF THE NUMBER.
South face
CHINA.
W. POPE, A.B.
G. WALTERS, A.B.
Information current to January 2004
Sources: The information and photograph on this page have been kindly provided by Russ Haines Photo © Russ Haines