Ballarat World War One Memorial Plaques with Service Records

Point data for the location of plaques in the Ballarat Avenue of Honour, each representing local men and women who served in World War One. The dataset includes attributes such as name, battalion, rank, enlistment date, and casualty status. It was published by the City of Ballarat and last updated on 2026-04-26.

Use Cases

• Mapping the spatial distribution of memorial plaques based on the provided location data.
• Analyzing enlistment patterns and battalion affiliations based on the Date Enlisted and Battalion fields.
• Identifying service members killed in action using the Killed In Action attribute.
• Conducting genealogical research on Ballarat district soldiers using the FirstName and Surname fields.

Strengths

• Includes multiple personal service attributes such as name, rank, battalion, and enlistment date.
• Available in several geospatial formats (KML, SHP, GEOJSON, WMS, WFS) for interoperability.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description includes a disclaimer that no warranty is expressed or implied regarding data correctness.

Provenance

Source

City of Ballarat

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical records and plaque surveys.

Time Range

World War One era (1914-1918).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-26 18:16:18.308196; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ballarat and district, Victoria, Australia.