War Memorials in Australia

Donald War Memorial

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Place: Donald, Victoria, 3480
District: Mallee
Orientation: 92 km NE of Horsham
Location: Donald Park, Houston Street and Campbell Street
Position: 36 22 35 S     142 59 20 E
Ref: 30114

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The memorial is a statue of a World War I soldier with arms reversed standing on a granite pedestal with four granite wings. The central section of the pedestal has four polished red granite columns.  The soldier's rifle rests on the ground between the feet, not on a boot as is usual.  The statue is supported by a representation of a tree stump. There is a trench mortar at the base of the monument on its south side.

East face
Incised insignia of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces


Below this
Incised A I F, each letter surrounded by a wreath


On section below
THE WORLD WAR
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  A. BAILES H. LEWIS  
  A. W. A. BARBER A. A. LOCK  
  M. BASSET A. LOVETT  
  J. BELLEVILLE H. DEMELKER  
  G. BOSWELL L. S. MUIR  
  W. W. BURGE J. McCLUNG  
  G. CARWARDINE L. McCONACHY  
  T. CAVANAGH D. McCOOKE  
  W. CLEARY D. McDONALD  
  F. H. COLE D. McGANNON  
  W. COMBS F McMURTRIE  
  W. CHESWICK F. NUGENT  
  H. A. DAVEY F. R. OLIVE  
  R. DICKIE A. J. PERRY  
  J. DUNCAN N. L. RODGERS  
  H. L. DUNSTAN A. W. SCOTT  
  O. EISHOLDT F. SLATTERY  
  P. EMONSON E. G. SPENCER  
  N. FIELDING R. J. STCLAIR  
  W. J. GILCHRIST G. F. TATTERSON  
  O. GOLDSMITH R. TAYLOR  
  A. HAMILTON A. TIERNEY  
  I. HARRISON G. TUCKER  
  J. A. HOARE J. W. WALDER  
  M. E. KAY A. WILKINSON  
  F. LEE R. ZIMMER  
  G. LEES    

1914    ² 1919


On section below
PRO DEO AT PATRIA
___ 
²  ___
ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
IN MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS
OF THE SHIRE OF DONALD
WHO FELL
IN THE WORLD WAR.


On granite slab below
THIS TABLET COMMEMORATES THOSE WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

 

 

North face of south east wing
1939

EUROPE, AFRICA
MIDDLE EAST

 

 

South face of north east wing
MALAYA, NEW GUINEA
PACIFIC ISLANDS

1945

 

 

Metal letters on north face
GALLIPOLI

 

 

Metal letters on west face
FRANCE

 

 

Metal letters on south face
PALESTINE


 


Information current to May 2002


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