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Mortlake Boer War Memorial

Location Corner of Dunlop Street and Darlington Road MORTLAKE, MOYNE SHIRE File Number Original Hermes No: 121897 Level -

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Boer War memorial located in the rose garden in Officer Street, Mortlake, probably in the early 1900s celebrates the lives of those local men who died serving in the South African War of 1899-1902 and was erected at the end of the war. The memorial is a simple bluestone obelisk with an inscribed white marble plaque on each face.

How is it significant?
The Boer War memorial located in the rose garden in Officer Street, Mortlake, is of historical and aesthetic and social significance to Moyne Shire.

Why is it significant?
The Boer War memorial located in the rose garden in Officer Street, Mortlake, is of local historical significance as a memorial erected to honour those local men who died in the South African War of 1899-1902.

The Boer War memorial located in the rose garden in Officer Street, Mortlake, is of local aesthetic significance as a simple obelisk form; and for its use of local bluestone; its aesthetic significance is enhanced by the garden setting.

The Boer War memorial located in the rose garden in Officer Street, Mortlake, is of local social significance as a memorial to local men who died at war, and as such is a site of prayer, pilgrimage and remembrance.