War Memorials in Australia
Box Hill World War II Memorial
Place:
Box Hill, Victoria, 3128
District: Central
(VIC)
Orientation: Suburb of Melbourne
Location: Whitehorse Road, outside Town Hall
Position:
Ref: 302
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The memorial is polished red granite wall at one end of which is a pedestal with a bronze sculpture of a World War II soldier carrying a wounded comrade over his shoulder. The sculptor was Wallace Anderson and the memorial was unveiled in November 1952.
North face
Insignia, in order, of :
Royal Australian Navy
Australian Imperial Force
Australian Commonwealth Military Forces
Royal Australian Air Force
Merchant Navy
REMEMBER THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO
ENDURED FOR US COUNTING NOT
THEIR LIVES DEAR UNTO THEMSELVES
THESE KEPT THE FAITH
CLEAR-EYED AND UNAFRAID.
Under statue
KOKODA TRAIL
BOX HILL
1939 - 1945
Information current to January 2004
Sources: The information and photograph © on this page have been kindly provided by Russ Haines Photo © Russ Haines