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The V.C. Memorial Park commemorates the Victoria Cross recipients from the Euroa district.
Three bronze statues, immortalising the bravery of Victoria Cross recipients, Fred Tubb, Alex Burton and Leslie Maygar stand in pride of place. The park also contains information boards.
Lieutenant (later Major) Frederick Tubb and Corporal Alexander Burton won their Victoria Crosses in the Lone Pine trenches at Gallipoli in August 1915 repelling a Turkish counter-attack — Burton was killed in the attack and awarded his medal posthumously. Tubb died on the Western Front in France two years later.
Lieutenant Maygar won his Victoria Cross rescuing a comrade under heavy fire during the Boer War in 1901 and was later killed in action during World War One.
Location
Address: | Kirkland Avenue , VC Memorial Park , Euroa, 3666 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.750673 Long: 145.572513 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Park |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Actual Event Start Date: | 04-August-1914 |
Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
Link: | http://www.dva.gov.au/consultation-… |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 16th November, 2014 |
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Plaque :
VC Memorial Park
This project was supported by
Honouring Our Heroes Euroa and District Incorporated,
The State Government of Victoria,
The Department of Veteran`s Affairs
And the Strathbogie Shire Council
Officially opened by His Excellency the Honourable Alex Chernov AC QC, Governor of Victoria
16 November 2014
Plaque :
Leslie Cecil Maygar VC
Born 27 May 1868
Killed in action 1 November 1917
Plaque :
Frederick Harold Tubb VC
Born 28 November 1881
Killed in action 20 September 1917
Plaque :
Alexander Stuart Burton VC
Born 20 January 1893
Killed in action 9 August 1915