Lang Lang Cenotaph, Lang Lang, Victoria, Australia
S 38° 15.927 E 145° 33.792
55H E 374305 N 5763755
At the Lang Lang Cenotaph are memorials for the locals who served in World War One, and Two, Korea and Vietnam.
Waymark Code: WMX2FH
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 11/17/2017
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There is a tall 'rose-coloured' granite obelisk for those who served in WW1 and additional inscriptions for World War Two, Korea, and Vietnam, and a plaque on a nearby boulder, for those from WW1 - donated by the local Historical Society. There is also a 25-Pounder artillery from WW2, on display.
On the south face of the Obelisk, below a bronze laurel wreath, in gilded lettering are the locals of Lang Lang who went to World War One, and were Killed In Action. They are:
Barry S.R.
Cameron L.D.
Chase W.W.C
Coleman G.J.
Dubberke H.
Eden A.R.
Jackson D.K.
Jackson S.A.
Keating P.J.
Nicholls A.G.
Power C.J.
Richards J.R.
Rowl N.
Samuel B.H.
Smith W.J.
Stephenson W.J.
Stewart A.J.
Vinnell A.
Vinnell A.C.
Wise J.
Wise T.
Below, on the upper south-facing polished face of the base is:
"Erected
by the citizens of
Lang Lang and District
In Proud Memory Of Those
Who Gave Their Lives
In Service To Their King
and Country
Lest We Forget"
On that same level of the base, on the western, and eastern faces, gilded:
1939-1945
While on the western side of the Obelisk in gold is: "Korea"
And on the eastern side of the Obelisk, in gold: "Vietnam"
Address: 1 Westernport Road, Lang Lang, Victoria, 3894
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Visited: 1830, Sunday, 22 May, 2016