Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour

Details

Location Torrens Building, Victoria Square, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Type honour_board
Description

Large wooden honour board with 12 columns of names

Built Not yet discovered
Opened 27 May 1919 by Viscountess Jellicoe
Inscription

COMMISSION OF
PUBLIC WORKS

Names of those
who have
ENLISTED for SERVICE
1914 in the 1919
AUSTRALIAN IMERPIAL FORCES

THE ROLL OF HONOUR

HE DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH A MAN CAN DIE
FIGHTING FOR GOD, FOR TRUTH AND LYALTY
AND SUCH A DEATH IS IMMORTAILITY

DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI

PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE
(Names)

ENGINEER IN CHIEF'S
DEPARTMENT
(Names)

HYDRAULIC ENGINEER'S
DEPARTMENT
(Names)

WORKS AND BUILDINGS
DEPARTMENT
(Names)

HARBORS BOARD
(Names)

SUPPLY AND
TENDER BOARD
(Names)

DEPARTMENT OF
ABORIGINIES
(Names)

MINISTER OF MINES
(Name)

This board was unveiled on May 27th 1919 by the Viscountess Jellicoe
on the occasion of the visit of Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Jellicoe GCB, OM, GCVO, RN

The Hon. Geo. Ritchie M.P. being Commissioner of Public Works

Condition

Excellent

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

PENGILLY, Arthur Gordon

Service number S66240
Private
Born 7 Sep 1895

LEWIS, Walter Owen

Service number 3795
Private
5th Pioneer Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1893

MCARTHUR, Colin Neil

Service number 4171
Sergeant
48th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

DAVIES, George Francis

Service number 58
Lance Corporal
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 2 Jun 1890

RIGNEY, Rufus Gordon

Service number 3872
Private
48th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 29 Nov 1899

TOWNSEND, Alfred John

Service number 3511
Private
50th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 23 Dec 1897

WYLD, Roy

Service number 1448
Private
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1883

WEATHERILL, Joseph Cook

Service number S213585
Lieutenant
1 POW Guard Company
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 26 Feb 1889

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