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Map Of Australia Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1177961
Status
Registered
Registered
April 16, 2018
Legal form
CIO
Area of benefit
Local

Address

Address
1 Church Hatch
Downton
SALISBURY
SP5 3PL

Activities

We maintain and promote the historic monument of the Map of Australia the near Compton Chamberlayne in Wiltshire. Using local volunteers we keep the map visible with working parties and maintain a website to ensure that the history of those Australian servicemen that passed through Hurdcott Camp and the servicemen interned in the Commonwealth burial grounds nearby are remembered.

Objects: 1) To Preserve For The Public Benefit The Map Of Australia Badge On The Hill Above Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire That Was Originally Created By Members Of The Australian Imperial Forces In 1917 While Stationed At Hurdcott Camp As A Site Of Historic Interest. 2) To Advance The Education Of The Public In The History Of Hurdcott Camp And Its Military Personnel, The Hospital Based At Hurdcott And The Story Of The Map Of Australia Badge By Providing Information Relating To The History Of The Camps That Populated The Nadder Valley During The First World War, Maintaining An Informative Website And Displaying Information At Viewing Areas Close To The Badge.

Classification

How
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Wiltshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
July 1, 2025 — —
July 1, 2024 £100 £176
July 1, 2023 £100 £480
July 1, 2022 £172 £37
July 1, 2021 — £155
July 1, 2020 £1,313 £245

Trustees

Name Appointed
Helen Roberts (Chair) Sept. 1, 2017
Bruce Tozer May 24, 2023
Colonel Rtd David Hamilton Rex Stephenson CBE May 24, 2023
David William Osment May 24, 2023
Richard Antony Winchester May 24, 2023
Richard Enos Avery May 24, 2023