Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

EllistonM 

ELLISTON 5670

MEMORIAL: Monument

LOCATION: In a park at the junction of Beach Terrace and Little Bay Road

ORIENTATION: South

DESCRIPTION: A polished grey granite memorial comprising an obelisk surmounted on a capped pedestal and two-tier base that in turn is mounted on a rough-cut granite sur-base and concrete base and slab.

INSCRIPTIONS:
Face, pedestal cap:

THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1918

Pedestal:

C.WASHINGTON.

Top tier:

THE ABOVE HAVE MADE THE
SUPREME SACRIFICE

LEST WE FORGET

Lower tier:

ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF ELLISTON
AND DISTRICT IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO TOOK PART IN THE GREAT WAR

Left:
Pedestal cap:

THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1918

Pedestal:

H.W.LITTLE. MEDAL D'HONNEUR

Top tier:

THE SECOND WAR
1939-1945
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

Lower tier:

THE SECOND WAR 1939-1945
THOSE WHO SERVED

Back:
Pedestal cap:

THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1918

Pedestal:

F.G.STUBBS.

Top tier:

THE SECOND WAR
1939-1945
SERVICEWOMEN
B.BASCOMB L.BASCOMB M.BASCOMB
M.LEWIS F.SCOTT M.DRECKOW

Right:
Pedestal cap:

THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1918

Pedestal:

C.E.BEATTIE

Note; at the end of each name of Barns, there appears to be an attempt to erase a letter, requires further investigation.

Top tier:

SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
THOSE WHO SERVED

MAINTAINED BY: Elliston Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Deterioration of base of the black granite is due to rising salt damp. According to Elliston council, this problem is due to mismanagement of filling in the old swamp area. Most of the buildings in the town being similarly affected. Council is currently trying to solve the problem.
Initials to each name on the southern face are in a type of Old English script.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: Elliston Council, 12 Dec 01