Zillebeke near Ieper in West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

1st Australian Tunneling Company

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 14, 2024

1. 1st Australian Tunneling Company Marker

Inscription.
In memoriam of officers and men of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company who gave their lives in the mining and defensive operations of Hill 60 1915-1918

This monument replaces that originally erected in April 1919 by their comrades in arms 1923.

Erected 1923.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 50° 49.453′ N, 2° 55.695′ E. Memorial is near Ieper, Vlaanderen (Flanders), in West-Vlaanderen. It is in Zillebeke. It is on Zwarteleenstraat west of Wervikstraat, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Zwarteleenstraat 60, Ieper, Vlaanderen 8902, Belgium. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named 1st Australian Tunneling Company

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(here, next to this marker); Hill 60 (here, next to this marker); In Memory of the 14th Light Division (a few steps from this marker); Pierre Marchand Lucien Olivier (within shouting distance of this marker); 15th Battalion Canadian Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Mijnkrater Hill 60 (within shouting distance of this marker); Queen Victoria’s Rifles (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Hill 60 (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ieper.

Also see . . . 1st Australian Tunneling Company (Wikipedia). (Submitted on February 5, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 14, 2024

2. 1st Australian Tunneling Company Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.