The Shrine

Details

Location Surrey Gardens, Union Road, Surrey Hills, Boroondara - Victoria, Australia
Type buildings
Description

Shrine with wooden structure inside containing copper inscribed with names behind glass surrounds.

Designed, Executed and Presented by
JOHN K BLOGG
A.D. 1917

Built 1917
Opened 12 April 1918
Inscription

MONT ALBERT
SURREY HILLS ROLL OF HONOUR
THEIR PRAISE IS HYMN'D BY LOFTIER HARPS THAN MINE
DEATHLESS NATION'S HONOUR
(Names)

NERVED BY THE MAGIC OF THE TRUMP OF WAR
THOUGH ALL THEIR LIVES HAD BEEN TO PEACE CONFESS'D.
THEY BLAZED A GLORY-TRACK THROUGH PRACTISED FOE,
AND GAINED THE LAURELS OF A WOND'RING WORLD.
THEIR SIRES UPRAISED THEIR HEADS IN LOFTY PRIDE,
THEIR GENTLE MOTHERS, LOVING BRAVELY STEM'D
THE SWELLING TIDE OF GRIEF WHILE EXULTATION
SPRANG IN JOY TO KNOW THEIR SONS WERE MEN.

Condition

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

MAWSON, Frederick William

Service number 3073
Lance Corporal
5th Field Company Engineers
AIF WW1
Born Jan 1893

RENEHAN, Frank Faey

Service number 396
Private
6th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 29 May 1882

HAYES, Robert James

Service number 787
Private
8th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

HAMILTON, Alexander Wilson

Service number 194
Sergeant
5th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1883

RENEHAN, Thomas

Service number 19
Private
22nd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born May 1888

GRAY, John Milne

Service number 2337
Private
46th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 27 Dec 1885

SMITH, Herbert Gordon

Service number 820
Private
8th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Apr 1893

GARRETT, Percy

Service number 87
Gunner
36th Heavy Artillery Group
AIF WW1
Born 1892

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