Avoca Soldiers Memorial

Avoca War Memorial

Conflicts Commemorated:

  • World War One

Memorial Gallery:

Location:

123 High St (Sunrasia Hwy), Avoca, Victoria, , 3467

Extra Comments:

The War Memorial is an octagonal building of rendered brick supported on eight columns with rounded engaged columns on the central section of each. At the top of the rounded section is a shield decoration. The entire column terminates in a flat capital. Above the columns is a frieze which rises

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Fallen - World War One Honour Roll:

Auls A.
Beavis J.
Beer C.
Brown J.A.
Brown J.N.
Burns W.
Dobley L.
Driver W.H.
Evans C.G.H.
Fish W.
Harrowfield N.
Henderson J.H.
Henry C.A.
Howell T.P.
Kiehl A.
Lambert S.
Lansdell H.
Livingstone J.
McArdle J.E.F.
McDowell W.R.
Oppy W.
Rowlands W.
Rowlands H.
Smith S.W.
Summers D.L.
Templeton C.
Turpin H.
Willmott C.
Wrigley F.
Yates L.R.

World War One Honour Roll:

Anderson N.W.
Armstrong H.M.
Barry R.E.
Beavis JOHN.
Blain J.
Bowen L.
Bradley H.J.
Brazil F.
Brereton W.C.
Brereton C.
Brown H.
Burke J.F.
Burke P.
Burnett W.
Cain H.C.
Calnan C.
Chandler R.W.
Chandler H.
Chaplan W.
Coates E.
Cross F.
Cross C.
Crute A.T.
Cullip C.
Daly J.
Derrick E.A.
Diamond C.P.
Doodt D.
Doodt C.
Douglas J.O.
Ebeling C.
Elliot T.
Elliot N.
Elliot W.N.
Ford H.
Fraser D.C.
French W.
French W.H.
French C.
Garner J.
Gee J.
Gee F.R.
Gibson C.A.
Golder A.
Golder F.
Gollop H.
Gouce W.
Greenwood H.
Greenwood W.
Harbour H.J.H.
Harris N.
Harrow R.
Harrowfield B.
Hellings D.
Henderson C.
Henderson J.J.
Henderson T.A.
Hilderbrand W.
Holland H.S.
Hughes W.
Jardine J.W.
Jardine W.E.
Jardine J.A.
Johnson G.
Johnson W.
Johnson REG.
Johnson W.L.L.
Johnson F.
Kitchell P.
Kitchen A.L.
Kitchen G.R.
Laidlow R.T.
Larkins James.
Leyden J.M.
Leyden P.J.
Lindsay F.
Lyons P.L.
McEwan F.
McVicar F.C.
McVicar A.A.
Mitchell T.T.
Moodie A.
Nicholson E.
Porter A.B.
Randall W.
Redpath S.
Reeves H.
Reid E.
Resuggan A.
Robinson R.W.
Samers V.
Scott R.V.
Sims H.L.
Stavely W.
Torney S.
Williams H.
Willmott H.
Wilmott D.
Wilson B.C.
Wilson A.
Wiltshire C.
Witherden T.
Witherden D.
Yates J.O.
Young F.



History and Significance:

During the First World War, 137 men from the Avoca area volunteered for the armed services and of this number 29 were killed. In response, it was decided to erect a memorial in the main street plantation and a Local Soldiers Memorial Committee was formed. The first appeal for funds was made in March 1918.

In 1920 the Committee advertised for the submission of designs. Obviously the response was not overwhelming for a meeting in September 1920 was adjourned to allow designers more time to submit their plans.

An octagonal design for the memorial was finally chosen at a meeting held on 7 June 1921 and work commenced. A local resident, Robert Kaye, donated a quantity of bluestone towards its construction. The memorial was finally completed at a cost of around £1800, the whole amount being raised by public subscription. It was unveiled during a 'Back to Avoca' held in November 1921. The 'Little Digger' Billy Hughes, the prime minister, was even invited as guest of honour but was unable to attend.

The Memorial was later rededicated to include the Second World War.




Acknowledgement:

Comments/History and Significance Information (If shown)

All information shown in these areas were obtained from war memorial reports downloaded from the Heritage Victoria Council

The Victorian War Heritage Inventory is a non-regulatory inventory which lists war-related sites in Victoria. There are no criteria for inclusion beyond a site being war related and requested for inclusion by a member of the public or an ex-service or heritage organisation.