Port Esperance Soldiers` MemorialPrint Page 
The monument commemorates those from the district who died in service or were killed in action during World Wars One and Two. It was originally erected to commemorate World War One with the name of a soldier who lost his life in World War Two added at a later date. An Australia Remembers plaque was added in 1996.
The Port Esperance soldiers' memorial monument was unveiled by His Excellency,The Governor (Lord Allardyce) on the 21st May 1921. For some time a committee had been working to raise sufficient funds to erect a monument at Dover in honour of the brave lads who had given their lives in the Great War. Out of forty men that left Port Esperance part of the municipality, 20 had laid down their lives. The monument erected to honour these men is a very fine specimen of the sculptor's art, being the figure of a soldier in white marble mounted on a grey pedestal. The Chairman notified that the total cost of the monument had been £225 exclusive of the foundation work and carting which had been done voluntarily.
The Mercury (Hobart), 25th May 1921.
Note : the “Tasmanian War Memorials Data Base” , compiled by Fred Thornett which is located at the State Library of Tasmania, contains a comprehensive listing of the names on this monument.
Location
| Address: | Huon Highway , Dover, 7117 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -43.313301 Long: 147.014861 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 21st May, 1921 |
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The Fallen
[ Names ]
To perpetuate the memory of the men of Port Esperance who gave their lives in the cause of justice and liberty in the Great War
1914 - 1919
Duty nobly done
Plaque :
Australia Remembers
1939 1945
In honour of the men and women of this District who served in combat areas and on the home front during the Second World War
1939 - 45
Commemorating the remembrance activities held during August 1995
Esperance Huon Cygnet R & S L A Sub - Branches
Huon Valley Council
Dedicated ANZAC Day 1996
1939 - 1945
