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Great War Drinking Fountain Memorial Port Melbourne

 
 
Great War Drinking Fountain Memorial Port Melbourne Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, September 29, 2026
1. Great War Drinking Fountain Memorial Port Melbourne Marker
Inscription.
Erected By
the Municipality and Citizens
of Port Melbourne.
In Memory of those
who fell in the Great War
1914 - 1918.

“For King and Country"

 
Erected by The Municipality and Citizens of Port Melbourne.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 37° 50.581′ S, 144° 56.243′ E. Memorial is in Port Melbourne, Victoria, in Port Phillip. It is on Beach Street 0.1 kilometers west of Bay Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 38 Beach Street, Port Melbourne VIC 3207, 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 once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: War Memorial Port Melbourne (here, next to this marker); Sandridge Town Pier (within shouting distance of this marker); Port Melbourne Foreshore (within shouting distance
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of this marker); The Liardet Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Rotunda Memorial Port Melbourne (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Sandridge Hotel (about 180 meters away); Answering the Call - Naval Heritage Foundation (about 180 meters away); Neptune (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Melbourne.
 
Great War Drinking Fountain Memorial Port Melbourne Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, September 29, 2026
2. Great War Drinking Fountain Memorial Port Melbourne Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 25, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Nov. 10, 2026