Our Fallen Soldiers - Ensay Cenotaph, Victoria, Australia - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

This Broken Column Monument was "erected by Parents and Friends in Sacred Memory of Our Fallen Soldiers who gave their lives for God, King & Country" in "the Great War" of 1914-1918.

Cropped section, of one of the faces of this very symbolic monument, as many NEVER had their remains returned to Australia!

Facing southeast, up the sloping hillside from the Cenotaph (Great Alpine Road side), the grey granite, upper face of the base of the Broken Column is for 'the Great War' [World War One], and reads:

   "GREAT WAR
    1914 - 1918
 A Tribute of Love
Erected by Parents
   and Friends
 in Sacred Memory of
 Our Fallen Soldiers
 Who Gave Their Lives
for God King & Country
   Lest We Forget"

Then, on the other three upper faces are the soldier's names who died in World War One, that the Broken Column is symbolic for, and their ages.

Alexander A.E.	29 Age
Baylis W.O.	19
Baylis V.N.	22
Barkley G.	28
Burden A.H.	19
Burns W.	26
Cardalini C.J.	26
Cox J.W.	26
Drummond W.G.	43
Duggan C.W.	22

[Another face]
Fraser C.	21 Age
Fregon F.R.	22
Gregson N.	22
Hancher J.T.	23
Heyne C.W.	37
McDonald F.N.	40
McDougall D.C.	22
Nicholson H.H.	22
Nowlan J.M.	19
Price R.	18

[Another face]
Scott O.C.	41 Age
Scott H.J.	31
Scott W.F.	21
Scott A.T.	21
Winnett J.W.	28
  (Swifts Creek)
Baylis H.D.	21
Hallonds F.H.	20
Moir J.H.	22
Fregon F.	27


On the lower face of the base is:

"   This Broken Column,
Symbolic of lives cut short,
is Dedicated to the Memory of
     the Men and Women
 of this District who Served
Australia in War and Conflict."

** THIS is where I personally got the importance and Symbolism of the Broken Column, as a category in Waymarking. **
I was so emotionally touched (HIT) that I found it very hard to take the photographs!

Address: Great Alpine Road, Ensay, Victoria, 3895, Australia

Visited: 0940, Monday, 16 May, 2016

Private or Public Monument?: Private Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: "Parents and Friends" Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Great Alpine Road Ensay, Victoria Australia 3895 Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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