World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, Perth, Anzac Cottage, 1916

1916
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Anzac Cottage Souvenir Booklet: Cool drink and Tea Rooms assistants on Building Day

Historical information

Anzac Cottage is a house in the suburb of Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia that was built as both a memorial to the soldiers who died in the Gallipoli Campaign and as a home for one of the wounded returning men. It is notable for being the first World War I memorial built in Western Australia, and for (nominally) being built in a single day (12 February 1916) with donated funds, materials and labour.

On 15 April 1916 the cottage was officially opened for public inspection by Premier John Scaddan and his wife.[30] The following day the property was handed over to Private John Porter and his wife Annie. Porter was a member of the 11th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Force, and landed at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915. He was wounded during the day; the injury subsequently causing him to returned to Australia in July 1915 as an invalid.

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cwa-org-32-P1900.1468
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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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