51st Battalion Memorial Cross - Perth, Western Australia
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S 31° 57.341 E 115° 51.687
50J E 392403 N 6463910
The original cross from the battlefield of Villers Brettoneux, France,
Waymark Code: WMR6X1
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 05/18/2016
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The cross had originally been erected on the battlefield by Sergeant Joe Tunnecliffe of Yanchep as a memorial to those who made the supreme sacrifice during the counter attack at Villers Bretonneaux in 1918.
The cross was returned to Australia after World War One and was handed over to the 51st Militia Battalion at Ryde New South Wales and unveiled in St Anne`s Church Ryde on Armistice Day, 1934, In 1956 because the 51st Battalion was largely a West Australian Unit and by mutual agreement between the parishioners of St Anne's Church and the 51st Battalion AIF Association, the cross was transferred to St George`s Cathedral in Perth.
In 2018 the cross will be returned temporarily to Villers Bretonneaux for the 100th anniversary of the battle
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 04/24/1918
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: N/A
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand
Physical Address of Monument:
Soldier`s Chapel , St George`s Cathedral,
St Georges Tce
Perth, W.A Australia
6000
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