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PENOLA 5277

MEMORIAL: Monument

LOCATION: Church Street (Riddoch Highway)

ORIENTATION: West

DESCRIPTION: A polished grey granite memorial, comprising a capped square-cut column on a pedestal bordered by four square-cut columns and three-tier base. The monument is set within a paved Cross of Sacrifice. Details on front face are in black; left and right are in gold leaf. Each of the four sides at the base of the main column has granite wreaths. A bronze downward pointing Crusader’s sword is on each face of the main column.

INSCRIPTIONS:
Face:

THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919
HALLOWED TO THE MEMORY OF
A.T. BETHUNE
W.J.B. BOTT
R. BUCHAN
A.E. CAMERON
D.R. CLARK
G.B. DEWHIRST
P.R. ELLISON
P. FENNELL
A. GIBB
C.G.H. GRAY
B. MABEN
G.J. MALCOLM
R.S. MARCUS
T.S. McDONALD
F. McDONNELL
J.A. McGILLIVRAY
P. PIGOTT
P.R. RICHARDSON
H.A. SKINNER
C. VINCENT
A. WOODS
W.J. WORTHINGTON
Back:
1939-1945
BEAVIS G.C.
COLLINS W.G.
DAVIDSON J.H.
DUNBAR J.McA.
GALPIN C.J.
GLEESON K.A.
GUERIN L.
HEMMINGS B.J.
JACKSON J.
MILLARD W.R.
PEARCE M.J.
PEARS S.F.
RALSTON H.S.E.
WILSON R.R.
BLIGHT A.A.
E.H.GREEN
Right:
1965-1972
VIETNAM
STEEN D.J.
 

WHEN BUILT: 27 February 1927. Relocated to present site circa 1934

MAINTAINED BY: Penola Council, RSL

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 15 Jan 02