Boer War Memorial, Byaduk, Victoria
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bucketeer
S 37° 57.132 E 141° 57.301
54H E 583903 N 5799058
Memorial to two locals who died in the conflict, one of whom, Frank Suttie, was the first Victorian to fall in the war.
Waymark Code: WM6AG3
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/03/2009
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This memorial is located on the opposite side of the main street to the Great War memorial in Byaduk.
The inscription on the memorial reads;
Erected in the memory of
Pte Frank Suttie
Byaduk det VMR
First Victorian Contingent
Killed in action at Baster's Nek
Feb 10th 1900
Aged 32 Years
The first Victorian Soldier
who fell in the Boer War
Also
Pte Donald Ross
Byaduk det VMR First Victorian Contingent
Died from Illness contracted in the War
Nov 15th 1900 aged 23 years
'Lest we Forget'