Toodyay

The town of Toodyay is one of the oldest towns in the State and lies some eighty kms.N/E of Perth. The Memorial is situated in a park below the Court House on the corner of Anzac Avenue and Clinton Street facing Anzac Avenue and is approached by a path bordered by red rose bushes. It comprises a three tier base of rough hewn granite blocks surmounted by a polished granite die stone and polished granite obelisk,on both sides and at the rear are low walls of granite stones.The side of the die stone facing the approach path is engraved "In Honour Of The Men Of This District who Cheerfully Responded To The Call Of The Empire For Their Services During The Great War 1914 to 1919 For King And Country" the side to the left bears the inscription "Returned Victors" below which are engraved sixtyone names ending with "Lest We Forget",the rear face bears the same heading and footing inscriptions as the left hand side and bears fiftythree names. The die stone face to the right of the dedication side bears the heading "These Made The Supreme Sacrifice" twentyseven names are shown followed by the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man". The surrounding wall bears,at the rear,a polished granite plaque inscribed " In Honour Of The Men And Women of the Toodyay DistrictWho Enlisted For Service During The 1939 to 1945 War And Those Who Served In The Vietnam War 1962 to 1972". In front and to the right and left are two small free standing walls bearing plaques,both are inscribed "Enlisted For Service" ,the left hand plaque carries 107 names including seven women whilst the right hand one carries 88 names including five women,one name is shown as holding the Military Medal.Adjacent to this plaque,on the surrounding wall is affixed a plaque headed "These Made The Supreme Sacrifice" eighteen names are shown including one Nurse, Alma.M.Beard,who was killed in the Banka Island massacre 16th.Feb.,1942.