1st AUSTRALIAN TUNNELLING COMPANY MEMORIAL
Hill 60
Zillebeke
West Vlaanderen
Belgium
Location Information
Hill 60 is located to the south of Zillebeke village. The 1st Australian Tunnelling Company Memorial is located on Zwarteleenstraat.
Historical Information
This memorial commemorates the men of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company who gave their lives in the tunnelling and defensive operations in this area from 1915–1918. The memorial is located next to the entrance gate of the Hill 60 Battlefield Memorial Park. The inscription reads
In memoriam of officers and men of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy who gave their lives in the mining and defensive operations of Hill 60 1915–1918 / this monument replaces that originally erected in April 1919 by their comrades in arms / 1923.
The bullet holes seen in the pictures were the result of German soldiers from World War Two using the memorial as target practice.
Hill 60 is located to the south of Zillebeke village. The 1st Australian Tunnelling Company Memorial is located on Zwarteleenstraat.
Historical Information
This memorial commemorates the men of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company who gave their lives in the tunnelling and defensive operations in this area from 1915–1918. The memorial is located next to the entrance gate of the Hill 60 Battlefield Memorial Park. The inscription reads
In memoriam of officers and men of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy who gave their lives in the mining and defensive operations of Hill 60 1915–1918 / this monument replaces that originally erected in April 1919 by their comrades in arms / 1923.
The bullet holes seen in the pictures were the result of German soldiers from World War Two using the memorial as target practice.
