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Mount Pleasant is a hill with an elevation of that is located in the north–eastern suburbs of
Mount Pleasant is a gun saluting station from which Australia's Federation Guard provides 21-gun salutes on ceremonial occasions.
On the slopes of the hill overlooking the college is the grave of William Throsby Bridges, the first commandant of the college and one of only two
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Canberra
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in the Australian Capital Territory
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, Australia
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. The hill overlooks the Australian Defence Force Academy and the Royal Military College at Duntroon. On the top of the hill is a memorial to all ranks of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery. The summit can be accessed by car using General Bridges Drive and is open to the public during daylight hours.
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Mount Pleasant is a gun saluting station from which Australia's Federation Guard provides 21-gun salutes on ceremonial occasions.
On the slopes of the hill overlooking the college is the grave of William Throsby Bridges, the first commandant of the college and one of only two Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
n World War I
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soldiers killed in action or died of wounds who was buried in Australia. The other is The Unknown Soldier, disinterred from a French grave and buried at the Australian War Memorial in 1991. Bridges was the commander of the 1st Australian Division at Gallipoli.
While touring the lines on 15 May 1915, Bridges was shot through the femoral artery by a Turkish sniper. Dragged to safety he was evacuated to the hospital ship ''Gascon'' where he died the following day. His body was returned to Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...
where he received a state funeral. He was buried on 3 September 1915, on the slopes of Mount Pleasant. The grave was designed by Walter Burley Griffin, the designer of Canberra. It is the only permanent structure designed by Griffin ever built in Canberra. The memorial stone on the grave was unveiled in 1920.
See also
* Australian War MemorialReferences
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