Bayswater War Memorial, Bayswater, Western Australia, Australia

Bayswater War Memorial

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Location	Halliday Park, Coode & Burnside Streets, Bayswater, Western Australia, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	Carved stone column with ball aloft Carved stone slouch hat and wreath adorn front of the memorial The Work of constructing the monument was in the hands of two returned soldiers Messrs Wales & Gillies, (Harry WALES 7179 & Lawrence BILLIES 7159). They were responsible for the construction of the monuments at West Guidlford (1920), Bayswater (1922) Mt. Lawley (1924) and Claremont (1922). Harry Wales and Lawrence Gillies served in the 13th Company of Engineers and the Gillies family were stonemasons so on return from the war, the two set up business together. The celebration of ANZAC Day 1925 was marked at Bayswater by the unveiling of a handsome memorial to the soldiers who had enlisted from the district and had not returned. The unveiling ceremony was performed by Major General Sir Talbot Hobbs, who complimented the residents of the district upon the memorial, which was a full warranty for the sincerity of their remembrance of the ANZAC heroes The West Australian (Perth), 27th April 1925. Read more...
Built	Messrs. Wales and Gilles
Opened	25 April 1925 by Major General Sir Talbot Hobbs
Inscription	Lest we forget Erected by the residents of Bayswater in memory of her sons who fell in the Great War 1914 - 18 They gave their lives for their country. [ Names ] In memory of those who gave their lives WW II 1939 -1945 Korea 1950 - 1953 Malaya 1948 -1960 Borneo 1962 - 1966 Vietnam 1962 - 1972 [ Names ]
Condition	Good