Only 5 plaques remain today
Faithe JonesThis Plaque commemorates the Cowangie Avenue of Honour planted 2nd August 1918 by the Cowangie Progress Association as a mark of honour to the men from Cowangie who enlisted for active service abroad in the 1914-1918 war. "A large gathering of residents from Cowangie and district gathered in the main street to plant an avenue of trees to perpetuate in memory the names of soldiers who enlisted from here to fight for the world's freedom and liberty, many of whom had made the supreme sacrifice. The tree guards consisted of jarrah posts and pointed pickets painted white, a portion of one side was made easily removable to gain access for further attendance of the trees. The guards were constructed by Mr. J Kelly of Cowangie. councillor Hecht and Rev. Walters addressed the crowd, the first tree was planted by Mrs. Donald Clark wife of the first married man to enlist from the district. A representative of each of the soldiers enlisted was appointed to plant the trees which consisted of peppers on one side and sugar gums on the other, each tree had a plane with the name of the soldier there on." Only 5 plaques remain today these are on pepper trees opposite the church. The sugar gums were lopped because of their proximity to the power lines and finally removed and replaced in 2005 with creal gums.
