Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

MILLICENT 5280
 
MEMORIAL: Monument
 
LOCATION: North Terrace
 
ORIENTATION: East
 
DESCRIPTION: Grey granite Cross of Sacrifice surmounted on a two-tier pedestal and three-tier concrete base. A downward pointing sword is affixed at the arms of the cross. All details are in black. Left and right faces have a large granite wreath and ribbands.
 
INSCRIPTIONS:
Face:
Base of cross:

THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
TO THE IMPERISHABLE MEMORY
OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE CAUSE OF
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE
Pedestal: Upper, three plaques:

PTE.STANLEY AGNEW PTE.C.R.HAINES PTE.C.P.PATTEN " S.ANDREWS " L.A.HANEL L-CPL.J.A.REDFORD CAPT.H.E.S.ARMITAGE " V.HANEL PTE.E.M.A.RITTMANN PTE.A.BALD " A.HATELEY " DUNCAN ROBERTSON " A.R.S.J.BELLINGER " A.L.HERBERT CPL.E.RYAN " V.BOWMAN " A.E.HOLLAND PTE.PETER SMITH SGT.H.BRIMAGE M.M. " R.L.HUTCHESSON " H.STARK PTE.G.R.BROOKS GNR.ROY KENNEDY " A.SUTHERLAND " J.E.BROOKS CPL.W.H.KENT TPR.W.J.SUTHERLAND SNGR.O.V.BROOKS " J.M.MARION M.M. CPL.H.A.TALBOT M.M. GNR.P.L.BUTTERWORTH PTE.E.J.MAYELL LIEUT.T.TOWERS CAPT.W.V.CAMPBELL " E.N.MAYTUM CPL.R.N.VARCOE M.M. PTE.L.W.CLARK SGT.R.G.McKAIL PTE.R.WATERS " T.P.FORD PTE.W.J.McKELLAR GNR.F.S.WEBB " A.A.GRANT " H.McLAUGHLIN A/CPL.G.W.WEHL " CHAS.GRAY " C.MOUNCE NAVAL CADET SGT.M.L.GURR CPL.R.S.PARIS R.R.W.WRIGHT

Pedestal: Upper at base:

 

1939-1945

 

M. BOASE F.E. FISCHER D. JONES M.E. PRATTEN P.L. BUTTERWORTH C.I. GURNEY M.T. MORONY H.N. PRAETZ E.G. CARTHEW B.W. GIDDINGS R.H. MERRITT J.M.A. SUTHERLAND V. COLLIS K. GIDDINGS R.W. MURPHY M.T. TORR L. CORCORAN N.E.C. GIDDINGS A. McCORD J.H.WILLIAMS W.S.DEGARIS C. GORDON A.F. McKINNON E. WILLIAMS

Pedestal Lower:

 

HE IS NOT WORTHY TO LIVE AT ALLWHO, FOR FEAR
OF DANGER OR DEATH, SHUNNETH HIS COUNTRY'S
SERVICE OR HIS OWN HONOUR, SINCE DEATH IS
INEVITABLE AND THE FAME OF VIRTUE IMMORTAL.
SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT.

Back:
Pedestal: Upper:
LET US HAVE FAITH THAT RIGHT MAKES MIGHT,
AND IN THAT FAITH LET US TO THE END DARE
TO DO OUR DUTY AS WE UNDERSTAND IT.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Pedestal: Lower:
The Armistice
11^TH HOUR-11^TH DAY-11^TH MONTH 1918
Remembrance Day
FROM ALL THE WARS AND ALL THE LANDS
WHEN YOU GO HOME TELL THEM OF US AND SAY
FOR YOUR TOMORROW WE GAVE OUR TODAY
Lest We Forget
MILLICENT R.S.L. 11-11-1996
 

 

MAINTAINED BY: Millicent Council
 
PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Several letters fading.
 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 16 Jan 02