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Photographs supplied by Ken Callegari, Air Cadets Squadron 414

The bridge and obelisk commemorate Sapper William Derek Field accidentally killed during the construction of the bridge in 1959. 

Location

Address:St Georges Road, Dallas Brooks Scout Park, Beaconsfield Upper, 3808
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.992108
Long: 145.394741
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Tragedy
Actual Event Start Date:12-September-1959
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Actual Event End Date:12-September-1959
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

            W. D. FIELD
    MEMORIAL BRIDGE
This Obelisk Is Erected By 
Caulfield District Boy Scouts
        In Memory Of
 Sapper William Derek Field, R.A.E.
Who Was Accidentally Killed On
 12th September, 1959,
 During Bridge Construction

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: VMR,RHSV,MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au