Kerang Cenotaph

Wellington Street, Nolan Street and Murray Valley Highway,Kerang, GANNAWARRA SHIRE

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Statement of Significance

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  • Physical Description 1

    Kerang Cenotaph - Physical Description 1

    The memorial is a grey granite obelisk faced with a red granite slab on the north face.
    
    There are flagpoles on the west and east sides.
    
    North face
    Metal wreath
    IN MEMORY OF THOSE
    WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
    
    LEST WE FORGET
    
    ERECTED APRIL 1961
    
    Bronze plaque in concrete paving to north of monument
    Insignia of Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995
    THE CHILDREN OF KERANG AND DISTRICT
    REMEMBER WITH GRATITUDE THOSE PEOPLE
    WHO PROUDLY SERVED AT HOME AND ABROAD
    TO DEFEND AUSTRALIA DURING
    WORLD WAR II
    
    "LEST WE FORGET"
    
    THIS TIME CAPSULE
    BURIED HEREUNDER ON 15-08-95
    TO BE OPENED ON 15-08-2045
    100 YEARS AFTER THE ENDING OF WORLD WAR II.

    Historical Australian Themes

    Kerang Cenotaph - Historical Australian Themes

    Remembering the fallen

    Usage/Former Usage

    Kerang Cenotaph - Usage/Former Usage

    Commemoration

    Veterans Description for Public

    Kerang Cenotaph - Veterans Description for Public

    The Kerang Cenotaph Memorial, located in Atkinson Memorial Park on Wellington and Nolan Streets, is a grey granite obelisk faced with a red granite slab on the north face. There are flagpoles on the west and east sides. The North face of the monument reads:

    "In Memory Of Those
    Who Paid The Supreme Sacrifice
    Lest We Forget
    Erected April 1981."
    
    The bronze plaque at the base of the monument was added for the 50th Anniversary of the Second World War:

    "Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995
    The Children Of Kerang And District
    Remember With Gratitude Those People
    Who Proudly Served At Home And Abroad
    To Defend Australia During
    World War II"
    
    As part of the 50th anniversary a time capsule was buried near the monument on 15th August 1995 "To Be Opened On 15-08-2045, 100 Years After The Ending Of World War II."

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