War Memorials in Australia
Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour
Place:
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, 3340
District: Central
(VIC)
Orientation:55 km W of
Melbourne
Location: Bacchus Marsh Road
Position:
Ref: 30400
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The avenue of honour was dedicated on 10 August 1918 when 281 Canadian elms were planted alongside more than two kilometres of road leading into the town. A bugle call allowed simultaneous planting to begin, The fallen were remembered in alphabetical order (allowing family members who died overseas to be recalled to mind, together in groups). The MLA for Ballarat West, Maj. Matthew Baird, a veteran of the Western Front, officiated. Like elms elsewhere, the Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour trees now require regular attention for elm disease and dead branches.1
Each tree has a metal name plaque attached.
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Typical name plaque
Information current to October 2004
Sources:
Some of the information and the photographs on this page have been
kindly provided by
Russ Haines Photos
© Russ Haines
1Bacchus
Marsh War Memorials page on Defending Victoria website
http://users.netconnect.com.au/~ianmac/bacchus.html as at 13 March 2006