Anzac Walk is a 30-minute walk beginning at the corner of Kilvington Drive and Belgrave-Gembrook Road. The first stop is opposite the cenotaph across the road, and outside the National Bank. A compelling audio trail delivered by QR code to your phone delivers a totally immersive experience of Emerald in the Great War and the 32 diggers that did not return. The walk continues along Belgrave-Gembrook Road, crossing the railway line and along Memorial Avenue, finishing at the Emerald RSL. The information stands along the way provide a picture of most of the men and basic details of their life, service, death and burial. Listening to the audio trail along the way brings their stories to life. The walk concludes at the RSL and the statue of the unknown soldier.
Anzac WALK
Transcriptions
ANZAC Day – 25 April – marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
The landing at Gallipoli – April 25th 1915.
In 1921, to acknowledge the 32 local Servicemen who made the Ultimate Sacrifice during World War 1, 32 trees were planted and marked with plaques in Heroes Avenue.
In 1921, to acknowledge the 32 local Servicemen who made the Ultimate Sacrifice during World War 1, 32 trees were planted and marked with plaques in Heroes Avenue.
In the early 1950s those trees were removed for road widening. The plaques were rescued and displayed in the Emerald RSL Hall.
April 25th 2015 marked the Centenary of the landing at Gallipoli, and of ANZAC Day.
To commemorate that event, the Emerald RSL undertook to re-establish an Avenue of Honour. / ANZAC WALK / Once more Honours the 32 local Diggers lost in World War 1.
Edgcumbe /Ferres / Walker / Wright
EDGCUMBE James Adolphus / (Private) / Regimental No. 433
Killed in Action / 25th April 1915 at Gallipoli / Aged 24 years / Member of the 7th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Accountant / Son of: Adolphus and Eliza Edgcumbe / Gheringadah, Paradise (Clematis)
Remembered with honour / Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey
FERRES Sydney Eversley / (Private) / Regimental No. 194
Killed in Action / 8th May 1915 at the Dardanelles / Aged 26 years / Member of the 6th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Butter Maker / Son of: Robert and Caroline Ferres / of Brookdale Farm, Emerald
Remembered with honour / Helles Memorial, Turkey
WALKER Thomas / (Private) / Regimental No. 872
Killed in Action / 8 May 1915 at the Dardanelles / Aged 21 years / Member of the 6th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Labourer / Son of: The late Robert, and Mrs Katie Walker / of Macclesfield
Remembered with honour / Helles Memorial, Turkey
WRIGHT Sydney / (Private) / Regimental No. 1440
Killed in Action / 7th August 1915 at Gallipoli / Aged 23 years / Member of the 15th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Labourer / Son of: The late Frederick, and Mrs Eliza Wright / of Emerald
Remembered with honour / Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey
Wright / Durance / Coates / Sawers
WRIGHT Frederick / (Corporal) / Regimental No. 1062
Killed in Action / 8th August 1915 at Gallipoli / Aged 26 years / Member of the 7th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Labourer / Son of: The late Frederick, and Mrs Eliza Wright / of Emerald
Remembered with honour / Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey
DURANCE Eric William John / (Private) / Regimental No. 812
Died of Wounds / 4th October 1915 at Gallipoli / Aged 21 years / Member of the 22nd Battalion
Usual Occupation: Farmer / Son of: The late William Durance, and Mrs Margaret Madigan / of Macclesfield
Remembered with honour Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey
COATES Percy John Curtis / (Sergeant) / Regimental No. 2345
Died of Septicemia / 30th June 1916 in France / Aged 25 years / Member of the 5th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Cellarman / Son of: Samuel and Mary Ann Coates / of St. Kilda
Buried in Bailleul Cemetery Extension, France
SAWERS Stanley Sydney/ (Private) / Regimental No. 4589
Killed in Action / 19th July 1916 in France / Aged 23 years / Member of the 60th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Farm Labourer / Son of: The late Henry, and Mrs Emma Sawers / of Brunswick
Remembered with honour VC Corner Australian Cemetery, Fromelle
Fell / Fulton / Barnes / Barnes
FELL Harold Victor/ (Private) / Regimental No. 1713
Killed in Action/ 5th August 1916 at Passchendaele Ridge / Aged 24 years / Member of the 22nd Battalion
Usual Occupation: Bushman / Son of: Alfred and Frances Fell / of Cockatoo
Remembered with honour Villers-Brettoneux Memorial, France
FULTON Arthur Leeman/ (Major)
Killed in Action / 7th August 1916 in France / Aged 21 years / Member of the 47th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Graduate Duntroon / Son of: The late William, and Mrs Maria Fulton / of Footscray, (former residents of Emerald)
Remembered with honour Villers-Brettoneux Memorial, France
BARNES Charles Spencer / (Private) / Regimental No. 2481
Killed in Action / 8th August 1916 / in France / Aged 24 years / Member of the 14th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Clerk / Brother of Lucinda Parker Barnes / Family owned property in Emerald and Cockatoo
Remembered with honour Villers-Brettoneux Memorial, France
BARNES Harry Hasler / (Private) / Regimental No. 2896
Killed in Action / 8th August 1916 / in France / Aged 30 years / Member of the 14th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Warehouseman / Brother of Lucinda Parker Barnes / Family owned property in Emerald and Cockatoo
Remembered with honour Villers-Brettoneux Memorial, France
Hales / Ladd / Shanks / Page
HALES Harold George / (Private) / Regimental No. 2363
Died of Wounds / 22nd July 1916 / in France / Aged 20 years / Member of the 60th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Nurseryman / Son of: George and Emma Hales of Kettering, England
Buried in Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery Extension, France
LADD Edward Wildes Holyoak / (Sergeant) / Regimental No. 5094
Died of Wounds / 7th April 1917 / in France / Aged 28 years / 12th Field Artillery Brigade
Usual Occupation: Engraver / Son of: Charles and Emily Ladd of Upper Beaconsfield
Remembered with Honour Pozieres British Cemetery, France
SHANKS George Charles Robert / (Private) / Regimental No. 5091
Killed in Action / 3rd May 1917 / in France / Aged 22 years / Member of the 22nd Battalion
Usual Occupation: Orchardist / Son of: John and Mary Shanks of Upper Beaconsfield
Remembers with Honour Villers-Brettoneux Memorial, France
PAGE Raymond Samuel / (Sergeant) / Regimental No. 701
Killed in Action / 8th May 1917 / in France / Aged 24 years / Member of the 8th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Horticulturist / Brother of: Mrs Beatrice Chipperfield of Emerald East
Remembered with Honour Villers-Brettoneux Memorial, France
Lamborn / Moffatt / Parker / Clark
LAMBORN Bruce Robison / (Corporal) / Regimental No. 1130
Killed in Action / 5th September 1917 / in Belgium / Aged 26 years / 2nd Division Trench Mortars
Usual Occupation: Farmer / Brother of: William Lamborn of Cockatoo
Buried in the Huts Cemetery Belgium
MOFFATT Francis Angus / (Private) / Regimental No. 6370
Killed in Action / 23rd September 1917 / in Belgium / Aged 27 years / Member of the 23rd Battalion
Usual Occupation: Telegraph operator / Brother of William and James Moffatt of Emerald
Remembered with Honour Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
PARKER Harold Hill / (Private) / Regt. No. 4297
Killed in Action / 26th September 1917 / in France / Aged 24 years / Member of the 59th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Farmer / Son of: John and Mary Parker of Macclesfield
Buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery Belgium
CLARK William Thomas / (Private) / Regimental No. 2428
Killed in Action / 4th October 1917 / in Belgium / Aged 33 years / Member of the 38th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Gardener / Husband of: Amy Clark of Emerald
Remembered with Honour Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Foreman / Fell / Cullen / Boyling
FOREMAN Lister Beryl / (Private) / Regimental No. 3057
Killed in Action / 4th October 1917 / at Passchendaele, Belgium / Aged 26 years / Member of the 37th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Nurseryman’s Labourer / Son of: Edward and Clare Foreman of South Melbourne
Remembered with Honour Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
FELL Francis Rupert (Frank) / (Private) / Regimental No. 585
Killed in Action / 12th October 1917 / in Belgium / Aged 21 years / Member of the 37th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Pastry Cook / Son of: Alfred and Frances Fell of Cockatoo
Buried in Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Belgium
CULLEN Frederick Whitehead / (Driver) / Regimental No. 1347A
Killed in Action / 19th October 1917 / in Belgium / Aged 28 years / 26th Company, AASC
Usual Occupation: Saw Mill Hand / Son of: Francis and Jane Cullen of Cockatoo Creek
Buried in White House Cemetery Ypres, Belgium
BOYLING Gilbert Morrison / (Private) / Regimental No. 1107
Killed in Action / 3rd December 1917 / in Belgium / Aged 32 years / Member of the 38th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Farmer / Son of: Rev. Frederic and Grace Boyling of St. Arnaud
Buried in Berks Cemetery Extension Belgium
Holliday / Russell / Coulson / Heppner
HOLLIDAY Francis Bewley / (Private) / Regimental No. 4732
Killed in Action / 6th April 1918 / in Belgium / Aged 37 years / Member of the 21st Battalion
Usual Occupation: Labourer / Husband of: Ethel Lillian Holliday of Paradise (now Clementis)
Buried in Hedauville Communal Cemetery Extension, France
RUSSELL James Harold / (Lance Corporal) / Regimental No. 5193
Died of Wounds / 29th April 1918 / in France / Aged 22 years / Member of the 59th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Labourer / Son of: The late James, and Mrs Annie Russell of Emerald
Buried in Vignacourt British Cemetery France
COULSON Harold / (Private) / Regimental No. 3369
Killed in Action / 4th July 1918 / in France / Aged 21 years / Member of the 59th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Orchardist / Son of: George and Ada Coulson of Hull, England. Resident of Emerald on Enlisting
Buried in Merricourt Abbey Cemetery France
HEPPNER Walter Gordon / (Lance Corporal) / Regimental No. 5386
Killed in Action / 9th August 1918 / in France / Aged 21 years / Member of the 5th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Gardener / Son of: Gustave and Jessie Heppner of Upper Beaconsfield
Buried in Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Tschampion / Evans / Colliss / Andreassen
TSCHAMPION Louis Edward / (Trooper) / Regimental No. 1313
Died of Wounds / 30th August 1918 / in France / Aged 22 years / 13th Australian Light Horse
Usual Occupation: Butcher / Son of: Adolphe and Annie Tschampion of Cockatoo Creek
Buried in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France
EVANS Evan Charles Russel / (Private) / Regimental No. 3383A
Killed in Action / 18th September 1918 / in France / Aged 22 years / Member of the 46th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Orchardist / Son of: The late William, and Mrs Rose Evans of Emerald
Buried in Bellicourt British Cemetery France
COLLISS Malcolm John / (Private) / Regimental No. 6980
Died of Tubercular Peritonitis / 1918 / in Melbourne / Aged 34 years / Member of the 7th Battalion
Usual Occupation: Labourer / Brother of: Thomas and Arthur Colliss of Emerald
Buried in Dandenong Cemetery Australia
ANDREASSEN Andreas (Andrew) / Regimental No. 2765
Died from Concussion / 17th March 1919 / in France / Aged 32 years / 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Usual Occupation: Nurseryman / Brother of: Hilda Andreassen of London / Resident of Emerald on Enlistment
Remembered with Honour Charleroi Communal Cemetery Belgium
Anzac Place
Transcriptions
Opening plaque
Commemorating the opening of / Emerald / Anzac Walk and Anzac Place / by / His Excellency General The Honourable / Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) / 11 March 2015
The Emerald RSL sub branch plaque
The Emerald RSL sub branch / thanks / the project contributors / Peter Maloney / Jan Shaw / Russ Nielsen / John Shiels / Geoff Spring / Peter Leeman / Kevin Alexander / Ken Purdham / Tony Shovelton / Frank McGuire /AGP Concreting / Ronnie Sexton / Tom’s Tree & Timber / Anston Pavers / Puffing Billy Railway / Catten Industries / Glass Metal Industries / Whitehorse Industries / Matt Megarry Building / Melbourne Memorials
Project funded by / Australian Government / State Government Victoria / Emerald RSL sub branch / Cardinia / Rotary Emerald & District
World War 1 / 1914-1918 / Honour Roll / Emerald District
+Andreassen, A / +Barnes, CS / +Barnes, HH / Belcher, C / Belcher, J / Bell, D / Bellchambers, R / Bilton, FE / Bladier, J / Boase, J / Borland, AL / +Boyling, GM / Buchanan, E / Cairns, A / Carrigy, P / Chew, JH. MM, Rec. DCM / +Clark, WT / +Cleary, WC / +Coates, PJC / Coleman, W / Colliss, A / +Colliss, MJ / Cooke, JS. Rec. MC / +Cooke, WH / +Coulson, H / Cullen, AB / Cullen, AC / +Cullen, FW / Cullen, WB / Dennis, A / +Durance, EWJ / +Edgcumbe, JA / Edgcumbe, JL / +Evans. ECR / Fairley, GF / Fell, AR / Fell, ET / +Fell, FR / +Fell, HV / Fell, JA / Ferres, HDG. Mc, Bar to MC, DSO, MiDx2 / +Ferres, SE / +Foreman, LB / Foxford, S / Foxford W / Fuller, – / +Fulton, AL / Fulton, W / Gardiner, G / Gatliff, – / Gatliff, – / Gay, – / Gay, – / Gay, RA / Gott, W / Grunden, KO / +Hales, HG / Hanlon, JJ / Heppner, WB / +Heppner, WG / Hills, TB / +Holliday FB / Hunt, WPB / Jonas, J / Kay, J / King, RH aka Noenig, BH / +Ladd, EWH. Rec MiD / Ladd, HM. MM / +Lamborn, BR / Lamborn, NR. MM / Legg, V / Legge, AE / Lishman, TH / Lishman, WA / List, N / Madigan, TJ / McBride, F / +Moffatt, FA / Monkhouse, R / Orchard, D / +Page, RS / +Parker, HH / Parkins, FJ. MM / Pye, R / Rodgers, – / Rodgers, A / +Russell, JH / +Sawers, SS / Searle, G. Rec. DSO / +Shanks, GCR / Simmons, G / Smissen, PH / Smith, W / Taylor, – / +Tschampion, LE / Ure, JB / +Walker, T / Wendlandt, F / +Wright, F. MiD / +Wright, S
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Lest We Forget
+Fallen+
This plaque lists those soldiers / identified as being strongly / affiliated with Emeral / at the outbreak of WW1
Donovan Joynt VC
(photo caption) William Donovan Joynt / Lieutenant colonel / 19.3.1889-6.6.1986
For a period of his life, Donovan Joynt VC was a resident of Kallista, and a proud member of the Emerald RSL.
Donovan was one of a number of ex-servicemen who, in 1923, founded the Legacy Club of Melbourne. Donovan went on to lead that club’s successful campaign to have Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance built.
‘This Gallant Company of brave men….’
The Victoria Cross is the highest form of recognition that can be bestowed on a soldier for remarkable and unselfish courage in the service of others. / There is no greater single honour, award, or accolade available.
Donovan Joynt enlisted in the AIF on 21st May 1915 arrived in France in May 1916. Where he fought until August 1918. He was shot in the shoulder, commended in divisional orders, and promoted to lieutenant.
On 23rd August 1918, at age 29, and a lieutenant in the 8th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, the following events occurred.
Lieutenant Joynt took charge when he found a company whose commander was killed. When the leading battalion had been demoralized by heavy casualties, he rushed forward and reorganized the remnants of the battalion. At Plateau Wood, he led the men forward and against heavy enemy fire took the German post and 50 prisoners. Joynt led his men without casualties into the German position and so forced them out of the woods.
3 days later he was badly wounded by a shell and evacuated to England, and later promoted to caption.
Donovan was awarded a VC for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.
Lone Pine
The Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepenisis)
Once covered the ridges overlooking Anzac Cove at Gallipoli, Turkey.
By 1915, the Turkish army had cut down all but one tree, to line and cover trenches to be used in the defence of the Gallipoli Peninsula.
The tree planted here is a direct descendant from the original, now known as the Lone Pine.
During three days in August 1915, in the vicinity of the Lone Pine, 3000 Anzacs and an estimated 7000 Turks lost their lives.
A cemetery was constructed on the Lone Pine site, and three Emerald locals who gave their lives during this battle lie at rest there.
The Lone Pine is recognized by the RSL as a symbol of the Anzac spirit.
Unknown Soldier
The field of Flanders and the Somme Contain the remains of more than 10,800 Diggers listed as Missing in Action on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918.
More than 46,000 of the 300,000 Australians who served on the Western Front were killed in battles from Passchendaele in Belgium to Rheims in France.
This statue to the Unknown Soldier, honours all Australian Servicemen and women killed in action serving their country.
Commissioned by the Emerald RSL-014
Sculptor: Ronnie Sexton
Surveyed on: 5 April 2021
Surveyed by: Lynne and Eileen
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