In July 1919 the people of Waurn Ponds planted the avenue of trees honouring the fifteen men from the community who served in the First World War. A bronze plaque unveiled by BC Ruxton AM OBE, president of the Victorian branch of the Returned & Services League of Australia on 4 July 1999 bears the following names:
JP Lugg AH Ross GL Vienet GH Donohue CF Delay RF Hunt RLC Hunt L Imer HJ Marendaz A McCann H McLean E McKim PJ Smith L Smith M Stokes J Brown KIA HG McKenna KIA FL Frewin JTP Frewin CR Glew WA Glew AJ Harrison RE Harrison NW Harrower HD Henderson LW Henderson AW Honey LW Nicholson Sgt JC Ross DCM CA Tetaz CJ Tetaz Sct EC Vienet MM HA Vienet Mjr RJ Wallis MC |