Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

 Peterborough Memorial Grove*

PETERBOROUGH 5422

MEMORIAL: Memorial Grove

LOCATION: Main Street to the left of the Peterborough war memorials.

ORIENTATION: North

DESCRIPTION: White metal plaques with black painted background affixed to concrete blocks commemorating Peterborough and District residents who were killed in action, each one is located in front of a Kurrajong tree. In the centre of the grove is a Perspex covered sign mounted on a metal post set in concrete.

INSCRIPTIONS:
From North to South:

F.O. J.B. THYER
R.A.A.F.

CPL. A.A.A. HARDING
2/48 BN. A.I.F.

C. YEO: H.E. HATWELL M.B.E.
R.A.N.

From East to West:

P.O. R.A. DREW D.F.C.
R.A.A.F.

W.O. K.T. MILLIKAN
R.A.A.F.

M.J. MUTTON
R.A.A.F.

PTE. C.H. DICKINSON
2/48BN. A.I.F.

PTE. L. HENNESSY
2/27BN. A.I.F.

F/SGT. L.J. THYER
R.A.A.F.

F/SGT. W. CHAPMAN
R.A.A.F.

Sign:

Insignia of the RSL "The Price of Liberty is Eternal Vigilance"
Insignia of RSL between Flags of Australia and Great Britain

WAR MEMORIAL GROVE

THE AREA FROM THE POST OFFICE TO THE SUBWAY WAS SET ASIDE AFTER
THE FIRST WORLD WAR AS A MEMORIAL TO THE PEOPLE WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THAT WAR.
THESE KURRAJONG TREES (BRACHYCHITON POPULNEUS) WERE PLANTED IN
OCTOBER 1943 AND DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN
ACTION DURING WORLD WAR 2.
IT IS KNOWN AS WAR MEMORIAL GROVE AND HAS PLAQUES
AT THE BASE OF THE TREES IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THE
PETERBOROUGH AREA WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION FROM
1939-1945.

THIS PLAQUE WAS MADE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE GENEROUS
SPONSORSHIP OF THE PETERBOROUGH RSL

MAINTAINED BY: Peterborough Council, RSL

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Black paint flaking on tree plaques.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 03 Apr 02