Bannockburn War Memorial - Victoria, Australia
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S 38° 02.730 E 144° 10.297
55H E 251804 N 5785359
A War Memorial in a country town
Waymark Code: WMRW3A
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 08/11/2016
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The Bannockburn War Memorial is located in a park in front of the town halland features a granite base and column topped by a marble sculpture of Mnemosyne , the greek Goddess of Remembrance. On the front is an inscription -
" Remembrance
European War 1914 - 1918
A tribute to the memory of
(9 locals
Who made the supreme sacrifice"
Below which are two names from WW2
The memorial unveiled on the 6th February 1923 by Lieutenant-Colonel N.M.Freeman, D.S.O.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 02/06/1923
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Bannockburn Shire
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand
Physical Address of Monument:
High St
Bannockburn, Vic Australia
3331
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Website for this Monument: Not listed
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