War Memorial - Preston, Victoria, Australia

Erected by the citizens in honor
of the residents who served
in the Great War 1914-1918
for King and Empire

Dedicated to the
memory of the citizens
of the city of Preston
who gave their lives
and those who served
their country
during the second
World War 1939 - 45
and conflicts in
Korea, Malaya,
Borneo, Vietnam.

"Lest we forget"

The inscription of one of the three panels:

Historic Events and Dates

Great Britain entered the war
4th August 1914
Armistice signed at 11.0. a.m.
11th November 1918.
Peace ratified 10th January 1919
The war lasted four years
and one hundred days.

A.I.F. War statistics
Total enlistments 416,809
Including 112,399 from Victoria
Total embarkations for service
abroad 329,883 including
those for German New Guinea

Casualties
By 31st July 1921 the casualties
reported were 314,335
including 5,341 deaths

Principal battles in which the A. I. F. took part
Gallipoli Landing at Anzac 25th April 1915 Krithia, Cape Helles. Turkish attack. Lone Pine and Sari Bair. Evacuation of Gallipoli 18th to 20th December 1915.
Palestine 26th March 1917 to 26th October 1918
Gaza Sheria Jaffa Amman	Beersheba Jerusalem Jericho Es Salt.
Turkish attack in Jordan Valley
Abu Tellul Jenin Semakh Aleppo	Megiddo Nablus Deraa Damascus.

France 19th July 1916 to 5th October 1918 Historic names and places
Fromelles Fleurbaix or Laventie Pozieres Mouquet Farm Bapaume, Bullecourt Messinne, Lagnicourt Menin Road Ridge Polygon Wood Broodseinde Passchendaele Hebuterne, Bony	Dernacourt, Lys Villers-Bretonneux Lihons, Amiens Bray-sur-Somme Chuignes, Hargicourt Mont St. Quentin Hamil, Perrone Le Verguire Bellicourt Beaurevoir Montbrehain
The contending Forces
The Allied Powers Great Britain and Dominions France and Dominions Belgium, Italy, Portugal Japan, Serbia, Roumania Russia for two years and United States of America.	Central European Powers German Empire Austro-Hungary Turkish Empire Bulgaria

List of Names

The photos and transcription were contributed by Allie Ford. Thousand thanks, Allie.
Please use allie.ford(at)ribbit.org if you want to contact Allie.

This page is dedicated to the 10 million victims of World War I and 60 million victims of World War II.
We should always remember the immense grief and loss each war brought to the world.


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