Geelong Peace Memorial - Victoria
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S 38° 08.797 E 144° 21.408
55H E 268377 N 5774615
An imposing memorial to the fallen of WW1
Waymark Code: WMP2N4
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 06/17/2015
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The Geelong Peace Memorial was built to commemorate the soldiers who served in World War One, and continues this role with the addition of names of service men and woman who served in every war since. Inside the memorial is a grand foyer that has the names of the 3,500 who enlisted from the district inscribed in panels on the walls.
On the front outside wall are granite tablets inscribed with the major battlefields of the Great War ,Gallipoli,Palestine and France, another tablet is inscribed with the words :-
THE GREAT WAR
1914 · 1918
GEELONG
MEMORIAL
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 10/30/1922
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: City of Geelong
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
Johnstone Park,
Gheringhap Street
Geelong, Vic Australia
3220
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