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Glen Waverley War Memorial : 19-February-2012
Glen Waverley War Memorial : 19-February-2012

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The monument consists of three concrete panels and commemorates those from the former City of Waverley and the Shire of Mulgrave who have served in various conflicts in which Australia has been involved. The memorial was originally dedicated in memory of the fallen. 

The names of the fallen are listed on the memorial.  Honour rolls, containing the names of those who enlisted from the Shire of Mulgrave in both World Wars, are located at the base of the memorial on granite plinths. 

Location

Address:Kingsway, Glen Waverley, 3150
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.882867
Long: 145.163678
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:January -1999
Front Inscription

"PASS NOT THIS PLACE IN SORROW
BUT IN PRIDE
AND MAY YOU LIVE NOBLY,
AS THEY DIED.
KNOWING THAT THEIR DEATH
IN FREEDOM`S CAUSE
STANDS AS A BEACON LIGHT
TO POINT THE WAY
TO PATHS OF PEACE"

"LEST WE FORGET"

This memorial commemorates
the men and women of the former City of Waverley
and Shire of Mulgrave
who served their country,
and those who paid
the supreme sacrifice.
January 1999

Left Side Inscription

Shire of Mulgrave Honour Roll
World War Two
1939 - 1945
[ Names ]

World War II
1939 - 1945
[ Names ]

 

Back Inscription

Boer War 1899 - 1902

Malaya 1948 - 1960

Borneo 1962 - 1966

Korea 1950 - 1953

Vietnam 1962 - 1973
[ Names ]

Kuwait 1991

Right Side Inscription

Shire of Mulgrave Honour Roll
World War One
1914 - 1918
[ Names ]

World War 1
1914 - 1918
[ Names ]

 

Source: MA,VMR,SKP
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au