War Memorials in Australia
Belgrave Alepbo Pine
Place:
Belgrave, Victoria, 3160
District:
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The memorial is a pine tree. On the west side is a white metal cross with a bronze plaque and in front of this a concrete plinth with a framed text.
Bronze plaque on west
face of cross
ANZAC
Whereby our dead shall sleep
In honour unbetrayed,
And we in faith and honour keep
That peace for which they paid
Kipling
Bronze
plaque on concrete plinth
Insignia
ALEPBO PINE
Insignia
DESCENDENT OF THE ORIGINAL
LONE PINE OF GALLIPOLI
PRESENTED BY THE
MEMBERS OF
UPWEY BELGRAVE R&SL
SUB-BRANCH 21ST MAY 2000
Metal
framed plaque below this
Crossed Australian and Turkish
flags
"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost
their lives...
You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country,
therefore rest in peace.
there is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us
where they lie side by side here in this country of ours...
You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries,
wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom
and are in peace.
Having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well."
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK
Commander of The Turkish Forces at Gallipoli
First President of The Republic of Turkey
Donated by the Turkish
Youth Association
Information current to April 2004
Sources: The information and photograph on this page have been kindly provided by Russ Haines Photo © Russ Haines