Beechworth War Memorial

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Beechworth War Memorial

Key information

Memorial Name:
Beechworth War Memorial
Address:

98-100 Ford Street
Beechworth VIC 3747
Australia

Memorial Type:
Honour board
Conflicts:
  • South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902
  • First World War, 1914–18
  • Second World War, 1939–45
  • Vietnam War, 1962–75
Publicly accessible

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Faithe Jones Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch Meredith Atilemile

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Michael Francis Shanahan

Michael was born in November of 1894, at Wooragee, near Beechworth in north-east Victoria.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Ernie Edmondson
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Ernest (Ernie) Edmondson

Ernie was in July of 1893. Two resources tell of different birth places, Beechworth and Wooragee.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Michael Shanahan Menin Gate Memorial
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Michael William Shanahan

Michael was born in November of 1894, at Wooragee, near Beechworth in north-east Victoria.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

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George Henry Anderson

George Henry Anderson was born in 1883 at Stanley, Victoria. At the time, his father, James, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth McOstrich (née Jaffray), was 24.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Jim Counsell
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James (Jim) Henry Counsell

Jim was born in 1895 at Beechworth, Victoria. He was one of nine children to William and Mary Ellen (née Dunstan) Counsell.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

James R Wheeler
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James Rookie Wheeler

James was born in 1877 in Beechworth, Victoria. He was the eldest of four children (3 boys and 1 girl) of Charles and Emily (née Mildren).

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Photos

Author: Meredith Atilemile  

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch  

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch  

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch  

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch  

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch  

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch  

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch  

Author: Faithe Jones  

Author: Faithe Jones