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Stirling East Primary School ANZAC Tree Planting Print Page 
The memorial and fifty-one trees were planted to commemorate 101 former students of the school who served in World War One. The planting commemorates the centenary of the Gallipoli landing.
Funding was received in March 2016 through the Saluting Their Service Community Grants Program.
In August 1918, a grove of birch and mountain ash trees planted in the grounds of the Stirling East School was dedicated by Mr Angus Parson MP to the memory of past pupils who had enlisted during the Great War.
Location
| Address: | 51 Braeside Road , Stirling East Primary School, Stirling, 5152 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.002203 Long: 138.733391 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Trees |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04-August-1914 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
| Link: | http://www.dva.gov.au/commems_oawg/… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 11th November, 2015 |
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Plaque :
The Great War 1914 - 1918
ANZAC TREE PLANTING
These 51 trees were planted on 2nd July 2015 by our families in
memory of the 101 former scholars of
Stirling East Primary School who went to World War 1.
The planting commemorates the centenary of the Gallipoli landing.
This memorial was erected by the Stirling East Primary School in
conjunction with the RSL Stirling Sub Branch and with assistance
from the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Unveiled by
Mr Stephen Measday
Principal, Stirling East Primary School
and
Mr Eli Sleiman
President of the RSL Stirling Sub Branch
on 11 November 2015
LEST WE FORGET
