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The monument commemorates those who served in World War Two. It is a polished granite wall with the sculpture `Kokoda Trail` of a soldier carrying a wounded comrade.
Location
Address: | Nelson Road, Box Hill Gardens, Box Hill, 3128 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.818898 Long: 145.126661 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Artist: | Wallace Anderson |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | November-1952 |
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Front Inscription
Kokoda Trail
Box Hill
1939 - 1945
Left Side Inscription
Source: MA,RSLV,SKP, VWHIRemember the men and women who endured for us counting not their lives dear unto themselves
These kept the faoth
Clear - eyed and unafraid
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