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24-September-2013
24-September-2013

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The cairn commemorates the servicemen and women of the district who died in service or were killed in action in  World War Two, including the 8th Division Nursing Sisters.

There is also a plaque dedicated to the row of memorial trees behind the cairn, which were planted in memory of those whose names are listed. 

Location

Address:Bundoran Lane & Hamilton Chatsworth Road , Woodhouse, 3294
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.807542
Long: 142.490961
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:03-September-1939
Actual Event End Date:15-August-1945
Designer:N. M. Griffin (Warrnambool,VIC)
Monument Manufacturer:G. O. E. Bencke & Son (Penshurst,VIC)
Link:http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/…

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 5th November, 1978
Front Inscription

A. A. N. S.
8th Division Sisters
1939 - 45

[ Names ]

Servicemen & Women
1939 - 45 

[ Names ]

 

Source: MA,RSLV,SKP,VWHI
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au