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A Golden Poplar tree commemorates those who served with the 57th Infantry Battalion during World War One. 

Location

Address:Birdwood Avenue, Shrine Reserve, Melbourne, 3000
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.830139
Long: 144.973276
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Tree
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW1
Actual Event Start Date:04-August-1914
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Actual Event End Date:28-June-1919
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 24th April, 2005
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Front Inscription

Plaque:
57th Battalion

Plaque:

Infantry 57th Battalion
1916 - 1918

. Fromelles . Somme . Bullecourt . Ypres 
. Polygon Wood . Avre . Villers Bretonneux .
Amiens . Mont St Quentin . Hindenburg Line

Golden Poplar   Dedicated 24 April 2005

Lest We Forget

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA,SKP
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