Box Hill South Africa (Boer) War & China War Memorial, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia

Box Hill South Africa (Boer) War & China War Memorial

Location	Median Strip, Whitehorse Road & Watts Street, Box Hill, Whitehorse - Victoria, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	The monument in the form of an obelisk was erected with drinking fountains on either side while the upper portion is adorned with two large gas lamps.
Built	Not yet discovered
Opened	21 January 1902
Inscription	N MEMORIAM LANCE CORPL G. R. BUTTON KILLED AT WILMANSRUST SOUTH AFRICA 12TH JUNE 1901. THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY THE HON. A. J. PEACOCK PREMIER OF VICTORIA ON THE 21ST JAN. 1902. Back Inscription SOUTH AFRICA. _____CORPLS___ [Names] ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE LOYAL AND PATRIOTIC SPIRIT DISPLAYED BY THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON, IN RESPONDING TO THE EMPIRE'S CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS DURING THE WARS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND CHINA 1899 AND 1902. ALSO IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF A DIVINE PROVIDENCE FOR THE RETURN OF SO MANY OF THE NUMBER. Right Side Inscription SOUTH AFRICA. _____PRIVATES ___ [Names]
Condition	Good