Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

HoughtonM 

HOUGHTON 5131

MEMORIAL: Monument

LOCATION: At the corner of Horn Street and Blackhill Road

ORIENTATION: Southwest

DESCRIPTION: A white marble statue of a soldier standing at ease surmounted on a capped two-tier red Aberdeen granite pedestal that in turn is mounted on a three-tier grey Victorian granite and single tier stepped concrete base. On the top tier of the base are bronze plaques on all faces. The memorial is set in a paved area at the top of a three step sunken area that has a flagpole and coloured tiled effigy of a Victoria Cross with the word VALOUR set into the surface.

INSCRIPTIONS:
Face:
Pedestal top:

HONOUR THE BRAVE
MEMORIAL OF GREAT WAR. 1914-1919
TO OUR HEROIC BOYS
OF HOUGHTON AND DISTRICT.

PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

Pedestal base:

UNVEILED BY R. Mc. EWIN. GLEN EWIN.
9.4.17

Plaque:

ROLL OF HONOUR
WORLD WAR 11
…CHAMBERLAIN J.E. …GILLARD W.A. …(MISS) McEWIN J.
…MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

Left:
Pedestal top:

ROLL OF HONOUR.
ENLISTED ELSEWHERE

Plaque:

Back:
Pedestal top:

HOUGHTON BOYS.
ENLISTED ELSEWHERE.

PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

Plaque:

Right:
Pedestal top:

ROLL OF HONOUR.
ENLISTED FROM DISTRICT

Plaque:

WHEN ERECTED: 1919 at a cost of approximately £150 by public subscription.

MAINTAINED BY: Local community

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 26 Jul 02