War Memorials in Australia
Peterborough War Memorial Grove
Place:
Peterborough, South Australia, 5422
District: Northern
Agricultural
Orientation: 141 km N of Burra
Location: Main Street, east of war memorial
Position:
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Just east of Peterborough's war memorial is a grove of kurrajong trees marked by plaques commemorating local people who were killed in action in World War II. Each memorial tree has in front of it an embossed metal plaque attached to a white-painted concrete slab. The trees were planted in October 1943.
Plaques reading from south to
north (first three) then west to east
C. YEO: H.E. HATWELL M.B.E.
R.A.N.
CPL. A.A.A. HARDING
2/48 BN. A.I.F.
F.O. J.B. THYER
R.A.A.F.
F/SGT. L.J. THYER
R.A.A.F.
PTE. L. HENNESSY
2/27 BN. A.I.F.
PTE. C.H. DICKINSON
2/48 BN. A.I.F.
M.J. MUTTON
R.A.A.F.
W.O. K.T. MILLIKAN
R.A.A.F.
P.O. R.A. DREW D.F.C.
R.A.A.F.
Information current to November 2000