Next to the World War I statue in Alphington Park is a streamlined, granite memorial drinking fountain erected by local citizens after World War II. More modest and anonymous than the World War I statue, here there is no room for the inscription of personal names of those who served – just a plaque recording the dedication of the fountain and adjacent playground. These kinds of more ‘useful’ memorial structures and recreation facilities become more common in suburbs across Melbourne after WWII.
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