Place: Heathcote, Victoria, 3523
District: North Central
Orientation: 50 km NW of Seymour
Location: High Street, Northern Highway, in front of City of Greater Bendigo - Heathcote Service Centre
Position: 36 55 40 S  144 42 57 E
Ref: 30258

The memorial is a metal light standard on a granite plinth.

The stonemasons were Wilson & Co.

North east face
IN MEMORY OF
ALL THOSE WHO SERVED
AND FELL

LEAT WE FORGET

South east face
ERECTED BY THE PUBLIC
OF HEATHCOTE AND DISTRICT
TO       THE       MEMORY       OF
PRIVATE WILLIE AITKEN
of THORNEYCROFT'S MOUNTED INFANTRY
WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION
AT THE BATTLE OF COLENSO
SOUTH AFRICA ON THE
15^TH DECEMBER 1899.

"ENOUGH!" THEY MURMUR O'ER MY TOMB,
"HE LIKE A SOLDIER FELL."

South west face
AT THE GOING DOWN OF
THE SUN AND IN THE
MORNING, WE WILL
REMEMBER THEM.

North west face
IN MEMORY OF
W. J. CREELMAN
OF COSTERFIELD
CORPORAL AUSTRALIAN
IMPERIAL REGIMENT
DIED OF ENTERIC FEVER
AT ENKLEDOORN S. AFRICA
17TH SEPT. 1900
AGED 33 YEARS

Information current to September 2003

Sources:  The information and photograph on this page have been kindly provided by Mrs Heather Ford PO Box 140, Montrose Vic 3765

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