Memorials and Honour Roles

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Originally Posted by Rusty

A question for the historians all these Lone ANZAC statues have a single tree stump behind their right leg, does this represent Lone Pine?

Rusty, I have just seen this post and as I see no-one has answered your question in 12 years, here goes.

The post behind the leg of the soldier on the cenotaph is there to support the weight of the soldier above his knees. Too many early ones were subject to cracking in the legs and as a result the soldier would fall down just leaving his legs in place. The stump of the tree is just to add strength to the whole structure. I do not think that it has a relation to Lone Pine.

We have recently erected a brand new WWI cenotaph at Paynesville Vic. and the granite plaques were unveiled this Anzac Day, 2017. I was President of Paynesville RSL when we decided to erect a new cenotaph. The whole cenotaph is a copy of the Fairfield/Alphington Vic. cenotaph with the soldier moulded directly off theirs. I spent many hours, with the help of others, to ensure that no names were missed on the plaques. I am very proud of the finished cenotaph and give great thanks to the Paynesville RSL members for the work undertaken to complete it.

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(No it is not leaning, it was my poor photography.)

Regards Rick