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The monument commemorates those from the District who served in World War One and World War Two.
It was originally erected to commemorate those who died in service or were killed in action in World War One. The name of a soldier who died in World War Two was added at a later date.
The monument is a grey granite obelisk, that is surrounded by a granite fence. It has marble plaques listing the names of service personnel.
The memorial to boys from the Warrak district who made the supreme sacrifice in the recent war was unveiled on Wednesday. The memorial is in the form of an obelisk of finely polished granite, and is erected at the intersection of the Mount Cole to Ararat, Warrak to Elmhurst. and Warrak to Buangor roads.
Ballarat Star (Vic.), 30 April 1920.
Location
Address: | Warrak Road & Buangor-Ben Nevis Road, Hall, Warrak, 3377 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.261251 Long: 143.145523 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Link: | http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/… |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 28th April, 1920 |
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Lest We Forget
Erected in memory of our revered dead who fell in the world`s Great War
1914 - 1919
Their duty nobly done
Plaque :
Warrak District men who served in World War I
1914 - 1918
P. Barry B. Jones
F. Beard H. Jones
H. Bell J. Jones
A. Cox P. Lewin
G. Cox V. Lewin
R. Cox W. Lewin
H. Dadswell F. Lewis
S. Dadswell W. McGuiness
H. Dalton L. O`Halloran
C. Ferguson P. Ord
E. Ferguson G. Preston
J. Gordon A. Smith
S. Gordon A. Tait
W. Gordon H. Tait
H. Hardy A. Tassell
W. B. Hearn W. Thomas
W. S. Hearn W. Thomas
T. Hunter G. Wilson
T. Butler
24th Btn
J. Feasey
21st Btn
C. R. Gordon
39th Btn
C. C. Mathieson
2nd Otago Btn
N. C. P. McGuiness
24th Btn
J. Morris
38th Btn
E. Netherby
4th Light Horse
W. G. H. Padgett
8th Btn
F. O. Pearce
44th Btn
G. W. Preston
14th Btn
D. R. Stanley
24th Btn
H. E. Stanley
8th Light Horse
W. White
8th Btn
R. Mewitt
4th A.T. R. 2nd A. I. F.
1939 - 1945
Plaque :
Warrak District
World War II enlisted servicemen & women
[ Names ]
A. K. Alllender C. N. McGuiness
A . E. Cox R. Mewitt
A. J. Cox L. K. Ord
A. W. Cox K. D. Thom
A. J. Farish K. Lewin (Vietnam)
C. L. Hardy WRAAF - V. E. Shalders
O. P. Henning WRAAF - L. P. Henning
W. J. Hutchinson AWAS - I. A. McGuniess
C. K. Kneebone
S. G. H. Gordon
Died 1921
W. T. McGuiness
10th Light Horse
Died 1922