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**Peaceful** **Tranquil**
**Serene**

**Composed**
The Shrine of Remembrance covers many memorials, so we decided to just focus on this monument.

The Shrine of Remembrance was erected in honor of the brave soldiers who fought for Australia, after the extensive loss of lives in the First World War (1914 –18). 114,000 Victorians assigned in the First World War. 89,000 Australians were sent for the war and 19,000 were killed. Most of the 19,000 dead were buried far from home. The Shrine was a place provided for Victorians to mourn, honour and keep the memories of those they had lost. The Shrine was not only built to commemorate the men who fought in the First World War but also honours the women who were able to bravely take their fate and children who remained at home. The original architecture for the Shrine of Remembrance was inspired by the human qualities of //Love, Peace, Courage, Integrity, Strength, Faith, Honour// and //Brotherhood.//

Let us bring you through a few of the memorials there.

**Artist:** Charles Sergeant Jagger **Year Built:** 1937 **Represents:** Drivers and Wipers **Purpose in the society:** Like any other memorial, it reminds the public of the service and loyalty shown by the two soldiers. **Interesting Facts:** - The memorial was originally located in front of the State Library. || **Materials:** Bronze **Artist:** Unknown **Year Built:** 1926 **Represents:** War Horses **Purpose in the society:** The memorial reminds that animals and nature also suffer at the expense of our battles. **Interesting Facts:** - The Memorial used to to be located near to the St. Kilda Road. || **Materials:** Bronze, granite **Artist:** Louis Larmen **Year Built:** 1988 **Represents:** The children and women left at home when the men went to war. **Purpose in the society:** The memorial reminds us that battles and wars are nothing significant and there are victims. **Interesting Facts:** - The poppies that bloom in the garden are from seeds taken from Villers-Bretonneux in France. || **Materials:** Bronze **Artist:** Wallace Anderson **Year Built:** 1907 **Represents:** Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick **Purpose in the society:** The memorial depicts the determination of a man in serving his country. **Interesting Facts:** - Private Simpson was hit in the heart on the way home on his donkey ||
 * ** Drivers and Wipers ** || ** War Horses ** || ** Widow and Children ** || ** Man With the Donkey ** ||
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 * **Materials:** Bronze





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