Woolsthorpe War MemorialPrint Page 
The Woolsthorpe War Memorial was originally unveiled in 1921 to commemorate those from the district who served in World War One. The memorial lists the names of the fallen and returned.
The memorial was restored and unveiled on the 22nd November 2014 and now commemorates those from the district who served in all wars and conflicts. Two plinths have been added behind the memorial listing the names of those who have served in other conflicts.
Location
| Address: | Warrnambool - Caramut Road & Nicholson Street, Soldiers Memorial Park, Woolsthorpe, 3276 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.185012 Long: 142.432135 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04-August-1914 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1921 |
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A. I. F.
1914 - 1918
Erected by the residents of Woolsthorpe
To perpetuate the memory of those brave men who fought and laid down their lives for us in the World`s Great War 1914 - 1918.
" Fallen "
[ Names ]
To our Woolsthorpe heroes
Behind Memorial:
Plaque :
This Memorial was erected and restored by the people of Woolsthorpe to perpetuate the memory of our Woolsthorpe soldiers who served their country in all wars and conflcts
The restored memorial was unveiled by His Excellency the Honourable Alex Chernov AC, QC, Governor of Victoria on 22nd November 2014
Left side :
Woolsthorpe soldiers who served at the front
WWII 1939 -45
[ Names ]
Duty nobly done
Left side :
Woolsthorpe soldiers who served at the front
Korea 1950 - 53
[ Names ]
Vietnam 1962 - 75
[ Names ]
East Timor
[ Name ] (Peace Keeping)
Somalia
[ Name ]
Gulf War
[ Name ]
Returned
[ Names ]
The Woolsthorpe Seven
5053 Pte Clarence Brown, 14 Battalion, 16 October 1917
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
1815 Cpl Robert William Davidson MM, 24 Battalion, 3 May 1917,
Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France
2331 Pte John Gardiner, 22 Battalion, 27 Jily - 4 August 1916,
Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France
1597 Pte John Francis lattam 4th Light Horse Regiment, 12 November 1917,
Haifa War Cemetery, Pa;lstine
4552 Pte George Henry Moore, 14 Battalion, 9 July 1917,
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
3235 Pte William Harris Richardson, 59 Battalion, 2nd September 1918m
Peronne Communal Cemetery, France
1811 Pte Albert Roberts, 6 Battalion 23 August 1918,
Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France
Returned
[ Names ]
