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Hawthorn Cenotaph
Hawthorn Cenotaph

Photographs supplied by Kent Watson / Graeme Saunders

The brick and granite column cenotaph commemorates those who have served in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved.

 

Location

Address:Burwood Road, St James Park, Hawthorn, 3122
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.820164
Long: 145.019422
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
Designer:Mr M Finlayson

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 10th March, 1929
Front Inscription

IN REVERENT
  HOMAGE
   TO ALL
WHO FELL

ON GRATEFUL
RECOGNITION
   OF ALL
WHO SERVED 

1914 - 1918

Erected By The Citizens Of Hawthorn
And Dedicated To The Memory Of
Their Fellow Citizens Who Fought
In The Great War.

This Sacred Monument Is In Memory Of All
Who Gave Their Lives As A Result Of Service
In War And Conflict In Which Australian Forces Were Engaged.

Lest We Forget

VALOUR

Left Side Inscription

Lest We Forget

Borneo
1962 - 1966

Vietnam
1962 - 1972

PEACE

Back Inscription

Lest We Forget

World War II
1939 - 1945

Korea
1950 - 1953

Malaya
1948 - 1960

DUTY

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