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World War Two GrovePrint Page 
14-October-2013
Photographs supplied by Nancy Alford
A grove of Pin Oak trees along the creek commemorates the twelve men from the District who died in service or were killed in action in World War Two.
Location
| Address: | Montgomery Street (Glenelg Highway), Stewart Park, Skipton , 3361 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.685592 Long: 143.363203 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Trees |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1947 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis line of Pin Oak trees was planted in memory of the twelve men enlisted from Skipton District who lost their lives during the Second World War 1939 - 1945
[ Names ]
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them" Laurence Binyon
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