Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

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SADDLEWORTH 5413

MEMORIAL: Monument

LOCATION: T Section of Burra Road and Belvedere Road

ORIENTATION: East

DESCRIPTION: An Italian marble 1.8 metre statue of a soldier standing at ease supported behind the left leg with a tree stump, surmounted on a two-tier polished grey granite capped pedestal that in turn is mounted on a three tier granite sur-base and concrete slab.

INSCRIPTIONS ON COLUMN:
Pedestal: Top tier:

ERECTED IN HONOUR
OF SOLDIERS
OF SADDLEWORTH AND DISTRICT
WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE WORLD'S WAR
1914-1919

Pedestal:
Lower tier:

LEST WE FORGET

On the third level of the base is a 1939-1945 bronze plaque with the arms of the combined services:

WORLD WAR 11.
IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE.

THEY KEPT FOR YOU
THIS RENDEZVOUS WITH DEATH… 11 NOV., 1954

On the second level of the base is a bronze plaque with the badge of the RSL in the top right hand corner:

IN RECOGNITION OF THOSE
WHO SERVED IN
THE WARS IN
KOREA, MALAYA,
BORNEO & VIETNAM

WHEN BUILT/ERECTED: Unveiled 23 September 1920(22?). Cost; £670 paid by public subscription. WW2 memorial plaque unveiled 1959.

MANUFACTURED BY: W.J. Neill MOONTA South Australia

MAINTAINED BY: Saddleworth RSL, Gilbert Valley District Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE:
Western face of the column is blank. The Australian Flag flies at the North side twenty-four hours a day, illuminated by twin floodlights at night. Muzzle of rifle broken off.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: Connie Haydon and Elinor Bellman, 21 Nov 01