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Box Hill World War Two Memorial : 14-November-2011
Box Hill World War Two Memorial : 14-November-2011
Box Hill World War Two Memorial : 14-November-2011
Box Hill World War Two Memorial : 14-November-2011

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The monument commemorates those who served in World War Two.  It is a polished granite wall with the sculpture `Kokoda Trail` of a soldier carrying a wounded comrade.

Location

Address:Nelson Road, Box Hill Gardens, Box Hill, 3128
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.818898
Long: 145.126661
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:03-September-1939
Approx. Event Start Date:
Actual Event End Date:15-August-1945
Approx. Event End Date:
Designer:
Artist:Wallace Anderson
Monument Manufacturer:
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:November-1952
Front Inscription

Kokoda Trail 

Box Hill
1939 - 1945

 

Left Side Inscription

Remember the men and women who endured for us counting not their lives dear unto themselves

These kept the faoth

Clear - eyed and unafraid

 

Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA,RSLV,SKP, VWHI
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au