War Memorials in Australia
Bacchus Marsh & Melton Memorial Hospital
Place:
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, 3340
District: Central
(VIC)
Orientation:55 km W of
Melbourne
Location: Grant Street
Position:
Ref: 30403
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In front of the main entrance to the hospital is a six-sided pillar set on a circular paved base. There are bronze swords on three of the six sides.
The hospital was formerly known as the Bacchus Marsh and District War Memorial Hospital.
West face of pillar
Bronze sword
Two bronze plaques
below
1st plaque
THE BACCHUS MARSH AND DISTRICT
WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WAS ERECTED
IN 1954
AS A MEMORIAL TO THOSE SERVICEMEN
FROM THIS DISTRICT WHO SERVED AND
DIED IN WORLD WAR II.
"LEST WE FORGET"
J. BANKS
C. BUCKLAND
L. DAFF
J. L. DAVISON
G. W. DAWSON
J. KEILY
W. J. LEWIS
E. K. MAIN
C. F. R. MANNING
L. MOSER
H. REITHER
L. ROUSSAC
C. SMITH
C. E. SMITH
M. STEAD
H. SYMINGTON
W. A. SYMINGTON
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"GREATER LAVE HATH NO MAN"
2nd plaque
N. BOYD
V. CAMPBELL
S. C. DUTHIE
R. B. ENNIS
R. HUNTER
E. C. KEFFEE
W. McDONALD
C. MANSON
H. L. MATTHEWS
K. ROBERTSON
H. ROBINSON
G. RYAN
H. M. SUTHERLAND
J. SUTHERLAND
"LEST WE FORGET"
In
paving in front of pillar
LEST . WE . FORGET
Information current to October 2004
Sources: The information and photograph on this page have been kindly provided by Russ Haines Photo © Russ Haines