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Three wooden honour rolls commemorates residents of the Stephens Shire who served in World War One.
Location
| Address: | Fairfield Road & Kadumba Street, Yeronga Services Club, Yeronga, 4104 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.515703 Long: 153.017891 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Honour Roll |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04-August-1914 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
Dedication
First Honour Roll :
Honour Board
Stephens Shire Council
Residents of Stephens Shire now serving at the front
1914 1919
[ Names ]
1
Second Honour Roll :
1914 - 1919.
Residents of Stephens Shire now serving at the front
Pro Patria
[ Names ]
2
Third Honour Roll :
1914 - 1919.
Residents of Stephens Shire now serving at the front
Pro Patria
[ Names ]
Local history.
Total enlistments from Shire 599, equal to 54% of total population, or 14% of adults.
Total deaths 96, equal to 15.8% of enlistments.
Honor Avenue, - Situated between Yeronga and Ipswich Road,
96 trees planted in honor of those who made the supreme sacrifice.
First planting 15th Sept. 1917, second 20th July 1918, third & final 23rd August 1919.
Amount of patriotic monies collected within Stephens Shire during war, £7,000 to £8,000
Incidents of the War.
Declaration of war 4th August 1914
Armistice signed 11th November 1918.
Final peace 28th June 1919.
First landing of troops in France 15th Aug, 1914.
Landing of ANZACS at Gallipoli 25th April 1915.
Gallipoli evacuated, 19th December 1915.
Loss of Earl Kitchener 5th June 1916.
Appointment of Generalissimo Foch to command of Allied armies 14th Ap 1918
Surrender of German Fleet 21st November 1918.
Some great battles on land & sea.
[ List of battles ]
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