War Memorials in Australia

Box Hill War Memorial

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Place: Box Hill, Victoria, 3128
District: Central (VIC)
Orientation: Suburb of Melbourne
Location: Whitehorse Road and Station Street
Position:
Ref: 302
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The memorial is a marble statue of a World War I bugler on a polished grey granite pedestal on a granite plinth on a 3-stepped granite base.

The memorial was dedicated on 19 February 1922.
 

West face
Bronze Insignia of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces


On section below
FOR GOD KING AND EMPIRE
1914 - 1919

ERECTED BY
THE COUNCIL OF THE
SHIRE OF NUNAWADING
As a Grateful Tribute
TO THE SAILORS AND SOLDIERS
WHO FROM A LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY
ENLISTED FROM THE SHIRE
FOR ACTIVE SERVICE IN
THE GREAT WAR
________

And in Loving and Affectionate
Memory OF
THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
IN THE DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE
FOR THE HONOR OF AUSTRALIA

________


On section below
Bronze wreath

 

 

South face
IN MEMORIAM
"LEST WE FORGET"
________

  ANDERSON A. A.  
  BENNETT F. T.  
  BETHEL R.  
  BLAKE C. W. G.  
  BREWSTER W.  
  BURTON A. E.  
  BURTON L. M.  
  CHAPMAN A. F.  
  COBDEN C.  
  COE L. A.  
  COOK A. W.  
  DALZELL B. A.  
  DAVEY J.  
  DEMPSEY W.  
  DOBSON W. W.  
  DRAEGER C. N.  
  ELLINGWORTH R. O.  
  FANKHAUSER G. F.  
  FARRELLY M. P.  
  GALLOWAY A. E.  
  GARRETT P.  
  GEAL A.  
  GEAL G.  
  GILBERT L. R. T.  
  GOUGE R. E.  
  GRIFFITHS O.  
  GURDON E.  
  HALL C.  
  HARRIS C. A.  
  HEAD W. W.  
  HERBERT H. J.  
  HOGAN H. A.  
  HORNBY L.  

 

 

North face

  HUGHES R. E.  
  HURST A. S.  
  HURST F. R.  
  HURTER E. C. T.  
  JONES G.  
  JONES S. R.  
  KILPATRICK A. E.  
  KILPATRICK E. R.  
  LAWSON A. J.  
  LEVENS G. H.  
  LLOYD F. T.  
  LONGMORE F. H.  
  MADDOCKS J.  
  MILLS T.  
  NASH H.  
  NELSON W. KERR  
  OAKLEY A. E.  
  O'HARA R. J.  
  PAIRMAN A. G.  
  PATTEN M.  
  PITHER F. H.  
  PRIOR C. V.  
  RASHLEIGH H. G.  
  REU E.  
  ROLFE L. F. W.  
  RUSSELL H. E.  
  SCOTT R. M.  
  SHAW W. A.  
  SHEEHAN A. C.  
  SLOAN J.  
  SLOAN T.  
  SMITH E. R.  
  STEPHENSON K.  
  STOCKFELD F. H.  
  STOCKFELD G. R.  
  SWEETLAND S. J.  
  TALBETT N. T.  
  TAPSON L. V.  
  TATTERSON J. F.  
  TILLET R.  

 

 

East face

  WALKER H. I.  
  WARD F.  
  WELCH E. W.  
  WEST W. N.  
  WHITE F. J.  
  WILLIAMS A. S.  
  WILLIAMS F. E.  
  YOULDEN C.  
  YOUNG R. W.  
  DOWTON H. W.  
  FANKHAUSER H. F.  
  McMILLAN J.  
  KEMP F. J.  
  RYAN J. M.  
  TOOGOOD J.  
  TOOGOOD R.  
  TOOGOOD T.  
  WOOD H. V.  
  WOOLLARD A. H.  
  APPLEBY F. H.  
  BATCHELOR R.  
  CROCKETT A. G.  
  JONES W.  
  McNAIR F. W.  
  WALKER F. W.  

 

 

Bronze plaques on left side of monument
First plaque
Insignia of Australian Military Forces
MALAYA - BORNEO
1948 - 1946
KOREA
1950 - 1953
LEST WE FORGET


Second plaque
Insignia of Australian Military Forces
VIETNAM
1962 - 1973
LEST WE FORGET


 


Information current to January 2004

Sources:  The information and photograph on this page have been kindly provided by Russ Haines  Photo © Russ Haines


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