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Ellerslie War Memorial

Location Hopkins Highway, Ellerslie VIC 3265 File Number Original Hermes No: 121863 Level -

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Ellerslie war memorial, Ellerslie, erected in 1924, is a simple obelisk cut from rock-faced granite and set on a stone base. It stands on a small reserve on the south bank of the Hopkins River. It remembers those men who died in the first and second world wars.

How is it significant?
The Ellerslie war memorial, Ellerslie, erected in 1924, is of historical, aesthetic and social significance to Moyne Shire

Why is it significant?
The Ellerslie war memorial, Ellerslie, is of historical significance as a memorial to the local men who lost their lives as soldiers in World War I, and to those who served; and also as a memorial to those who served and died in later wars. It is also of historical significance as a symbol of public sentiment, its construction made possible by public funds.

The Ellerslie war memorial, Ellerslie, is of local aesthetic significance for its use of local stone and its setting by the bank of the Hopkins River.

The Ellerslie war memorial, Ellerslie, is of local social significance as a place of pilgrimage and remembrance for the local people of the district, especially on Anzac Day each year.