Yarloop War Memorial, Western Australia
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S 32° 57.565 E 115° 53.996
50H E 397186 N 6352674
A War Memorial in a small country town
Waymark Code: WMKY2F
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 06/12/2014
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The Yarloop War Memorial is a 6m high granite obelisk with the names of the fallen on the front and on the other three sides the names of those who enlisted and returned including two who were awarded the Victoria Cross. Members of the Yarloop community donated and raised the funds for the memorial which cost approx $1500 and was designed by Peter Porticell
Below is the list of townsfolk who lost their lives in WW2
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 04/25/1922
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Yarloop Memorial Committee
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
Railway Parade,
Yarloop, W.A Australia
6218
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