Showing 2 people of interest from memorial
Service number 47
Private
1st Victorian Mounted Rifles
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 30 Sep 1878
Service number 1691
Private
Born 1876
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
THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY THE HON. A. J. PEACOCK PREMIER OF VICTORIA ON THE 21ST JAN. 1902.
Back Inscription
[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
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Condition | Good |
Showing 2 people of interest from memorial
Service number 47
Private
1st Victorian Mounted Rifles
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 30 Sep 1878
Service number 1691
Private
Born 1876