Another in our remembering the fallen series
The Lysterfield Avenue of Honour, on the corner of Lysterfield and Wellington Roads, was planted in 1919, on the initiative of a local resident to honour the men of Lysterfield who served in the First World War. Of the fourteen men enlisted from Lysterfield, ten returned. Four English Oaks were planted for the soldiers killed in action and ten Silky Oaks planted for those who returned. Initially the avenue was well tended and there were name plates for each tree. However, over the years the name plates disappeared and the avenue deteriorated, almost to the point where it was unrecognisable.
During the 1990s, the avenue was under threat by proposed road widening, however local resident Ed Williams acted to have the trees protected. After much work involving two Councils (Knox and Yarra Ranges), the Australian Army, donations from local people to put more plaques on to cover the First and Second World Wars, Vietnam and Korean wars; the memorial was ready for 'Australia Remembers' in 1995. This war memorial also acknowledges service in East Timor in 2000. In addition to maintaining the avenue of oak trees, two Aleppo Pines descending from the original Lone Pine of Gallipoli have been planted.
At the listed GZ you will find a sign about the Avenue of honour
First you need to do some counting
A = How many vertical posts hold up the sign
B = Number of H’s on the sign
C = Second year on the sign minus the first year on the sign
D = Number of words on the bottom row of the sign
E = Number of letters on the bottom row of the sign
F = Number of letters on the top row of the sign
G = Number of words on the second row of the sign
H = Number of letters in the word ‘’Planted’’ on the sign
I = The number of times that the word “Cat” appears on the sign
J = Number of D’s on the sign
K = Number of O’s on the sign
Now work out the final
S37° 56.(A-A) (G-G)C E145° 18.A(A*2)(H-H)
Now go and find it
There is no need to touch or climb on the memorial, please as always respect our memorials