In 1936 more than 100 Claret Ash trees were planted on William Street, Birdwood, as an 'Avenue of Honour' for pioneering Birdwood residents.
After 77 years the trees were removed for safety concerns but now a memorial to this history has been dedicated to remember the Avenue of Honour and the community spirit it embodied.
The memorial bench is located on the corner of William and Bleeze Streets in Birdwood.
The Avenue of Honour
| Mr G.H. Rathjen snr Mrs G.H. Rathjen snr Reverend A. Hensel Mrs A. Hensel Mr & Mrs A. Neumann snr Reverend H. Harms Mr Heuzenroeder Mrs Heuzenroeder Mr & Mrs J. Foote Mr T. Pflaum Mrs T. Pflaum Mrs J.A. Pontt Mr J.A. Pontt Mr M. McCormick Mrs M. McCormick Mr P. Hynes Mrs P. Hynes Dr T. Hynes Mr D. Hynes Miss C. Hynes Mr D. Haveker Mrs D. Haveker Mr H. Wurm Mr & Mrs H. Dienelt Mr & Mrs C. Dienelt Mr & Mrs Klose snr Mr Crane Mrs Crane Mr A.C. Mueller Mr T. Lloyd Mrs T. Lloyd Mr & Mrs Harrison Mr & Mrs M. Kain Mr & Mrs J. Hunter Mr J.W. Neumann Mrs C. Sturm & Mrs J. Williams Mr J. Clausen Mr G.L. Hensel Mr E.A. Theil Mr A. Neumann Mr & Mrs H. Kretschmer Mr E. Reschke Father Ryan Mr J.H. Foote Mr W.J. Foote Mr O. Foote Mr R. Stoodley Mrs R. Stoodley Mr G.L. Leske Mrs G.L. Leske Mr H. Klose Mrs H. Klose Mr H. Kluge Mrs H. Kluge Mr A. Polden | Miss Lena Rathjen Mr J.H. Ralph Mr R. Pike Mr J. Hoffmann Mr P. Maloney Mrs P. Maloney Mrs W. Hoffmann Mrs E.L. Grundy Miss Lulu Pflaum Mr Len Stephens Miss Flo Hensel Mrs E. Hensel Mr O’Kely Mr T. Klose Mr J. Bleeze Mr J. Best Mr Howard Mr W. Wegener Mr & Mrs A.J. Mueller Mr & Mrs Oscar Van der Molen Mrs J.E. Hannaford Mr Aug. Zadow Mrs J. McGough Mrs Daisy Williams Mr E. St. George Mr & Mrs Loechel Mrs W. Bartsch Herbert Lloyd Alwin Ramm Ray Shepherdson Hilda Edwards Freda Stott Edwin Jenkins Rita Mueller Marjorie Hensel Ray Howard E. Gladigau Edwin Mueller Mr & Mrs Prueter Mrs Dora George Mr & Mrs G. Promnitz Mr & Mrs Mueller Mr & Mrs Gutschke Mr J. Wegener Mr & Mrs J.G. Hoffman Mr G. Schneider WWI deceased servicemen Theo Pflaum Ray Pflaum Fred Jeffery Murray McGough Walter McGough Tom Canstable John Brenka |