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Centenary of Armistice Day

Remembrance Day

— 11th November 2018 —

 
 
Centenary of Armistice Day Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, August 14, 2026
1. Centenary of Armistice Day Marker
Inscription.
In commemoration of the citizens of Frankston and surrounding district, who valiantly volunteered to serve this nation during the great war of 1914-18

A Frankston RSL initiative funded under the Commonwealth Government's Assistance Centenary Grants Program

They shall not grow 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

 
Erected 2018 by Frankston RSL and the Commonwealth Government.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 38° 8.946′ S, 145° 7.407′ E. Memorial is in Frankston, Victoria. It can be reached from High Street 0.1 kilometers north of Spring Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: High Street, Frankston VIC 3199, Australia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Oceania, in Australasia, in the Pacific Ocean, in South Pacific, on the Pacific Rim, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was
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once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 19 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frankston War Memorial - Rust Stains (here, next to this marker); Frankston War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 100th Anniversary of Legacy (within shouting distance of this marker); Thompson's Folly (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); In Memory of Fifteen Young Men (approx. 10.6 kilometers away); K. M. Reedy (approx. 17.9 kilometers away); Tom Roberts (approx. 19.4 kilometers away); Ricketts Point (approx. 19.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankston.
 
Also see . . .  Armistice Centenary Memorial. Monument Australia
The memorial commemorates the centenary of Armistice and those who served in World War One. The memorial is part of the Federal Armistice Centenary Grant Program. Funding of $13367 was received for the memorial.

The Armistice on the 11th November 1918 bought to an end four years of brutal conflict which took the lives of almost 62,000 Australians.

The Armistice Centenary Memorials are a permanent mark of respect and recognition
Centenary of Armistice Day - Front of Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, August 14, 2026
2. Centenary of Armistice Day - Front of Marker
of the sacrifices made by the Australians who served in World War One, as well as the contributions made by their families, friends and other Australians at home during the conflict.
(Submitted on September 10, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.) 
 
Centenary of Armistice Day Marker at the War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, August 14, 2026
3. Centenary of Armistice Day Marker at the War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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