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17-November-2022 (Fiona Morrison)
17-November-2022 (Fiona Morrison)

Photographs supplied by Kent Watson / Sandra Brown / Fiona Morrison

The monument commemorates the residents of Daylesford who died in service or were killed in action in World War One and World War Two.

Plaques have been added to commemorate Post World War Two conflicts, and Sergeant John Cock who was killed in action during the Second Boer War. 

Location

Address:Burke Square, Daylesford, 3460
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.341285
Long: 144.143027
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

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

Dedication

Front Inscription

For King and Country 

A grateful tribute to the men of the Daylesford District who gave their lives in the Great War
1914. 1919.

Remembrance is little to offer for sacrifice, but it is all we have to give.

1939 - 1945

They died for freedom

[ Names ]

Lest We Forget.

Left Side Inscription

Their name liveth
[ Names ]

Plaque :
Second Boer War
Farrier - Sgt John Cock
Killed in action
20th May 1900

Plaque :

Korean War 
1950 - 1953        1953 - 1956
Active Service     Peacekeeping

Plaque :

Presented to Hepburn Shire Council by the Victorian Vietnam Veterans Community in commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan - 18 August 2006

Back Inscription

Lest We Forget

[ Names ]

Right Side Inscription

They grow not old

[ Names ]

Plaque :

In honour of those who served their country in

Korea    Malaya
Borneo  Vietnam

Lest We Forget.

Source: MA,RSLV,SKP
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