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‘Memorial lies’ By Peter Douglas
Director of the Australian War Memorial, and former defence minister Dr Brendan Nelson AO (second from left), has been a big supporter of the project.
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George Ingram's return. Captain Ingram VC MM, who will also feature on one of the panels, is the Yarra Valley's only Victoria Cross recipient. Other individuals to feature at the memorial will be Trooper George Cassidy, who was sent to the Middle East as reinforcement for the 4th Australian Lighthorse Regiment, who
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were the famous Chargers of Beersheba. Meanwhile, to help engage the Seville community with the project, an information night is planned, with all welcome to ask questions and learn more. The event will be held on Tuesday 1 May, at 7pm, at the Seville Football Clubrooms at Seville Reserve. 1191831-HM30-15
those who were born or resided in Seville before they died during active service. From World War I, 15 names feature on that roll. On one of the panels, there will be an image of a 'Welcome Home' function in the Seville Public Hall after World War I, which will display a poem that was written for Captain
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Rumours circulating the Yarra Ranges about misappropriation of funds for the Seville War Memorial are unfounded and untrue, according to Chair of the Seville War Memorial Committee, Anthony McAleer. Responding to comments within the community that large sums of money have been stolen out of its finances, Mr McAleer said the committee was "an open book" and could "account for every dollar that has come in and gone out". Mr McAleer is also a member of the Mount Evelyn RSL sub-branch, which has been a key driver of the project. Designs for the highly anticipated memorial were unveiled to the community in April 2016, with the project being promoted as 'a war memorial for the 21st century'. The project aims to pay tribute to the town's war history, through detailed words and images in the memorial, which comprises four 4m-high panels. Mr McAleer said he couldn't understand the logic behind such rumours, which he said have circulated for around 12 months. "What I find disgraceful is that somebody out there is purposefully trying to derail this valuable community project by making up vicious lies and then spreading them," he said. "What they have got against the Seville township having their own war memorial, I have no idea. "But to be as nasty as to try to stop it from happening, by making up shameful lies, is contemptible, as far as I'm concerned." Mr McAleer said the committee has been working diligently over the past few years, trying to raise funds to make the project a reality. The total cost is $167,000, with $87,000 raised to date. Apart from one generous donation from a local family, most of the funds have been raised or donated through groups and individuals outside of Seville. "We are at the point where we can show the community the designs and what it will exactly look like," Mr McAleer said. "There is no denying that this will be a memorial that will be unique in Australia - it will be educational, it will be emotive and it will serve as a public work of art in its own right." Upon completion, the memorial will include Seville's Roll of Honour, with a list of
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