Bright War Memorial

Bright, VIC

Mick Hanrahan

Key Information

Memorial Name

Bright War Memorial

Address

Ireland Street, Bright VIC 3741

Memorial Type

Clock Tower

Conflicts

First World War, 1914–18

Second World War, 1939–45

Peacekeeping, 1947–present

Korean War, 1950–53

Vietnam War, 1962–75

Dedication Date

29 Dec 1929

Memorial Designer

Mr Butler

Accessibility

Public

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Contributors

Michael Hanrahan

Australian War Memorial

Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

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Faithe

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Bright Memorial, Second World War Roll of Honour

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Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

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A trainload of ammunition passing along the metre gauge railway on the Menin Road, in the Ypres sector, 1917.

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Sergeant Matthew Farrelly, 6th Battalion, AIF

Matthew “Ted” Farrelly was born in 1891, one of 13 children to Thomas and Julia Farrelly of Porepunkah in north-eastern Victoria. After schooling, he worked as

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Australian War Memorial

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Bright War Memorial at Mafeking Square

The Bright War Memorial is located at the intersection of Camp, Ireland, Burke and Anderson Streets on land that was surveyed as early as 1862 as a town square

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