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War Memorial
Australia

Hazelwood Park War Memorial 

HAZELWOOD PARK 5066

MEMORIAL: Monument

LOCATION: Hazelwood Park on the Corner of Greenhill Road and Hawthorn Crescent. Situated in front of the swimming pool entrance

ORIENTATION: West

DESCRIPTION: A rough-cut obelisk mounted on a granite block set in a rock and paved base. The monument is in front of a crescent shaped stone wall.

INSCRIPTIONS:
Face:

BURNSIDE
&
BEAUMONT
WARDS
MEMORIAL
TO
FALLEN SOLDIERS
GREAT WAR
1914-1918

Left:

APPELBEE H.R. BATT G. SGT BERRY F.F. BOWN A.H. CHAPMAN C.G. LIEUT. DEANE J.S. L.CPL. FORDHAM H.H. FORDHAM R.O. LIEUT. GILBERT F. GOODE E.R. GOODE G.P. GURNER L. LIEUT. HUBBE H.F. CAPT.

Back:

McKENZIE G.H. MILLER D.J. PHILLIPS J.C. POLLE J.L. RICHTER W.E. RODGERS A.C. L.CPL. SHUTTLEWORTH A.N. SIDDALL J.B. SLAPE F. SLAPE W. THOMPSON G.W.W. SGT TOWNLEY F.

Right:

THEY
RESPONDED
TO THE CALL
OF DUTY
AND
FELL IN DEFENCE
OF LIBERTY
AND JUSTICE

Plaque on wall behind monument:

CITY OF BURNSIDE
DURING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS RESERVE IN
FEBRUARY 1965, THE OBELISK COMMEMORATING THE
SERVICEMEN OF BURNSIDE AND BEAUMONT OF
WORLD WAR 1
WAS REMOVED FROM ITS FORMER SITE IN THE
RESERVE AND RE-ERECTED IN THE PRESENT POSITION
IN OCTOBER 1966
THIS MEMORIAL WAS OFFICIALLY REDEDICATED ON
16^TH APRIL 1967
BY
CHAPLAIN C.R. WHEREAT M.B.E., A.I.F.
MAYOR, G.J.H. BOLTON ESQ., J.P.

WHEN ERECTED: First unveiled 10^th April 1921

MAINTAINED BY: Burnside Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 08 Mar 02