"Our Brave Men" - WW1 - Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia
S 37° 15.784 E 147° 43.308
55H E 564001 N 5875700
This grey granite Memorial is in the centre of McMillans Street, on the eastern side of Great Alpine Road, on the base of a Broken Column.
Waymark Code: WMWYRF
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 10/31/2017
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The upper and lower faces of the western side of the square base of this memorial are relating to World War One. The upper face is inscribed:
1914-GREAT WAR-1918
In Memory of
Our Brave Men
J.H. Moir | E. Cook
H.A. Baylis | V. Dawson
F. Fregon | J. Heritage
F.H. Hollonds | W. Pople
F. White | H. Pople
E.A. Winter | R.P. Witham
W. Nankervis | D. Davis
Who fell fighting for
King and Country
The lower face of the base has the following:
Erected by the residents
of the Tambo Valley.
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.
The Victorian Heritage Database Swifts Creek War Memorial Pillar has very similar pictures of this memorial. But no further details on when it was built or dedicated.
Visited: 1345, Monday, 16 May, 2016