monuments

The Cross of Sacrifice and Stone of Remembrance commemorate those who died in service or were killed in action in World War One. The memorial was the first of its kind to be unveiled in Australia. The Cross of Sacrifice and Stone of Remembrance were unveiled by the Governor-General of Australia, Lord Forster on ANZAC Day 1924. Grouped around the cross were relatives of the heroic dead, the naval guard from H.M.S Dragon and presiding officials. An aeroplane from the Ascot garage whirred overhead and the pilot dropped a shower of evergreens for St Augustin's Memorial Church. The Governor and Lady Forster approached the cross through a long avenue of mourners to the strain of the National Anthem. Brisbane April 25. In the bright sunshine and morning stillness, broken only by the soughing of the neighboring pines, the Cross of Sacrifice and Stone of Remembrance erected in TooWong cemetery to the memory of those who have made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War were unveiled this morning by the Governor-General (Lord Forster). The spectacle was a most impressive one, and worthy of the noble sacrifices it commemorated. Grouped round the Cross were the relatives of the heroic dead, a naval guard from the British cruiser Dragon, and representatives of the Returned Soldiers' League, while overlooking the site were headstones marking the resting places of some 350 departed heroes. An aeroplane whirred overhead, dropping a shower of floral tokens. Brisbane Citizens' Band played the majestic Beethoven. "Symphony" and the Dead March in "Saul." Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld), 26 April 1924. "Commemorating our beloved dead" said His Excellency " we turn to the Cross, the sign of Him through whose self-sacrifice they have passed through the vale into life immortal". His Excellency then quoted from a poem written in the early days of the war which was written by a friend in the House of Commons. 'O valiant hearts, who to your glory came Through dust of conflict and the battle flame Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved Your memory hallowed in the land you loved.' The Brisbane Courier, 26th April 1924 Source: monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww1/display/9270...

The Kandanga War Memorial was originally erected by the residents of the district in memory of those who died in service or were killed in action in World War One. The names of those who fell in World War Two were added at a later date. The unveiling of the memorial took place on the 11th of November 1920 on the second anniversary of Armistice Day. The unveiling ceremony was performed by Mr. H.F. Walker M.L.A. The top of the monument contains a figure of a soldier with reversed arms on a stone pedestal with four marble panels bearing the inscription and the names of the soldiers who paid the supreme sacrifice. The Brisbane Courier, 16th November 1920. Source: www.monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/multiple/dis...

Oooo! My g-g-g-g-uncle Jonathan Henn resides in Mount Jerome Cemetery since 1873. Part 23, No. 3428. *hastens to megazoom ...*

As do my parents and grandparents

There is a GoogleMaps googlesphere 2018 very close by, where eight paths meet and a fountain marked on the 25" map. I think this is the right direction for this photo - goo.gl/maps/3NJcJTErg1VGBx79A And this view, a quarter turn to the right - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000337599 - is more easily recognizable - goo.gl/maps/PUU43EqLvgM3w28s7

beachcomber australia On the photo 2860 via your link you can now see two other compass points N and W. I shall remove the ? from the photo note.

George FitzPatrick Indeed. Likewise this - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000337597 on the googlesphere - goo.gl/maps/zKsxWYNfJsFXMSxt7