Euroa Avenue of Honour

The beginning of the Euro Memorial Avenue
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Memorial Name
Euroa Avenue of Honour
Address

C312, Euroa VIC 3666

Memorial Type
Avenue of Honour
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Dedication Date
16 Nov 1936

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Henry Moulds

The Euroa and Violet Town branches of the Victorian RSL

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A history of the Avenue of Honor in Euroa

The idea of planting an Avenue as a Memorial originated in the 1920's. Costs acted as a barrier to construction. In 1935, following a meeting of RSL branch the

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The Euroa and Violet Town branches of the Victorian RSL
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The beginning of the Euro Memorial Avenue
The pillar marking the beginning of the Avenue
The rededication plaque on the pillar
The view along the Avenue
Each of the trees along the Avenue have a plaque at its base, commemorating an individual. This one commemorates Private James Patrick Artridge
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The plaque commemorating Private Sidney Ernest Allason, who was killed in action on the 4th of July 1918 during the Battle of Hamel
The plaque commemorating Private Reginald Craig, who was killed in action in France on the 5th of October 1918
The plaque commemorating Private John Crosbie. Although he was born at Strathbogie, near Euroa, John Crosbie was actually serving in the 1st Battalion of the Auckland Regiment of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. He was killed in action on the 1st of October 1918
The plaque commemorating Private John Croxford, who was killed in action on the 8th of October 1917
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The original dedication plaque is now mounted on the Euroa War Memorial stone at Lions Park
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One of the trees of the original 'Avenue of Honor' was planted to honor 'The Unknown Soldier' who had recently been entombed in Westminster Abbey
The tree commemorates the British Unknown Soldier. Plans to honour an unknown Australian soldier were first put forward in the 1920s but it was not until 1993 that the Unknown Australian Soldier was entombed at the Australian War Memorial
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