Colac Soldier's Memorial, Colac, Victoria, Australia

Colac Soldier's Memorial

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Location	Memorial Square, Murray Street, Colac, Colac-Otway - Victoria, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	Large sandstone structure The Colac Memorial Square, bounded by Murray, Gellibrand, Dennis and Hesse Streets, is a World War 1 memorial reserve that evolved from the Market Reserve set aside when Colac was surveyed in 1864. Now known as Memorial Square, the areas incorporates a large walk-in war memorial (c1924) at its centre designed by Frederick Sales, and a generally symmetrical path system with extensive plantings of mature Ulmus procera (English Elm) framing the centrepiece. The Memorial Square also includes a number of memorials that commemorate members of the community, including those to Andrew Fisher, Fountain The St Johns Gymnastic Club, Rotary Club Clock, the Cliff Young Memorial Track and Plaque, the Lone Pine Plaque and the Jack Dillon Fountain and Plaque. The square is the focal point for community activities in the district, and is a popular recreational site providing respite for travellers passing through the Shire. Read more...
Built	Not yet discovered
Opened	15 November 1924 by Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Chauvel
Inscription	Front Inscription 1914 THE SHIRE`S TRIBUTE 1918 Egypt Polygon Wood Gallipoli Bullecourt Palestine Paschendale Flanders Villers Brettoneaux Pozieres Mont St Quinton Left Side Inscription Plaque: National Service 1951 - 1972 This Memorial Is Dedicated To All National Servicemen Who Met Their Obligations By Serving In The Australian Navy, Army Or Air Force As Part Of The National Service Schemes Between 1951 And 1972 Service To The Nation World War II 1939- 1945 Korean War They Died For Us R.A.N. [Names] A.M.F [Names] R.A.A.F. [Names] Right Side Inscription Plaque: A Tribute From The City And Shire Of Colac To Those Who Served In The Following Campaigns. Malaya 1948 - 1960 Borneo 1962 - 1966 Malay Peninsula 1964 - 1965 Vietnam 1962 - 1972 "Lest We Forget" World War II 1939- 1945 Korean War They Died For Us [Names] Plaque: Boer War 1899 - 1902. This Tablet Commemorates The Death, In The Cause Of Empire, Of Four Young Men Of The District. [ Names ] Who Were Killed Fighting In South Africa, And Thomas Yates, Who Died Immediately Upon His Return To Victoria. Inscription in Proximity Plaque: Town of Colac Shire of Colac War Memorial World War II. Korean War. Unveiled by His Excellency, Lieutenant Governor, Lieutentant-General Sir Edmund Herring, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., D.S.O. Saturday 3rd August 1957 Plaque 2 : The citizens of Colac Otway Shire dedicate this plaque to the women who served their country in times of war. Lest We Forget. 50th anniversary of peace. 15th August 1995 Plaque 3 : This garden of peace is dedicated to the men and women of the Colac Otway area who volunteered for active service. Lest We Forget. 50th anniversary of peace. 15th August 1995
Condition	Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

HAYES, Robert Walter

Service number 2024
Sergeant
24th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1892

MURPHY, Arthur Edward

Service number OFFICER
Lieutenant Colonel
5th Victorian Mounted Rifles
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 28 May 1863