War Memorials in Australia

Penola War Memorial

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Place: Penola, South Australia, 5277
District: South East
Orientation: 50 km N of Mount Gambier
Location: In park off Church Street (Riddoch Highway) between Arthur Street and Bowden Street
Position:
37 22 65 S     140 50 22 E
Ref: 50049

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The memorial is a polished grey granite column on a 2-stepped granite block base.  There are three flagpoles in the park to the west of the memorial.

It was unveiled on 27 February 1927 by Mr McCann, R.S.L. President and relocated to the park between 1933 and 1935.

   West face
Metal sword
Wreath

THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919
HALLOWED TO THE MEMORY OF
A. T. BETHUNE
W. J. B. BOTT
R. BUCHAN
A. E. CAMERON
D. R. CLARK
G. B. DEWHURST
P. R. ELLISON
P. FENNELL
A. GIBB
C. G. H. GRAY
B. MABEN
G. J. MALCOLM
R. S. MARCUS
T. S. Mc DONALD
F. Mc DONNELL
J. A. Mc GILLIVRAY
P. PIGGOTT
P. R. RICHARDSON
H. A. SKINNER
C. VINCENT
A. WOODS
W. J. WORTHINGTON.

 

South face
Metal sword
Wreath

1965 - 1972
VIETNAM
STEEN D. J.

 

East face
Metal sword
Wreath

 

North face
Metal sword
Wreath

1939 - 1945

BEAVIS G. C.
COLLINS W. G.
DAVIDSON J. H.
DUNBAR J Mc A.
GALPIN C. J.
GLEESON K. A.
GUERIN L.
HEMMINGS B. J.
JACKSON J.
MILLARD W. R.
PEARCE M. J.
PEARS S. F.
RALSTON H. S. E.
WILSON R. R.
BLIGHT A. A.
E. H. GREEN

 


Information current to November 2000


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