Adelaide HB07 Treasury Department Old Treasury Building (Medina Hotel) 3

ADELAIDE 5000

MEMORIAL:Honour Board                                   

LOCATION: Flinders Street in the stairwell of the first floor of the Old Treasury Building.

DESCRIPTION:An ornately polished and coloured wooden honour board. All details are in gold paint except for the Royal Cypher, title ribbands, flags and memorial section. The board is divided into seven panels (229 names from 24 government departments); the centre panel contains the title and below this is the dedication of supreme sacrifice section.

INSCRIPTIONS:

Top:

                                                                                 GR Royal Cypher

Centre panel:

Upper ribband:

                                                                                  TREASURER

                                                                                          AND

Lower ribband:

                                                                             CHIEF SECRETARY

                                                                              Names of those

                                                                                   who have

                                                                          ENLISTED for SERVICE

                                              1914                                in the                                  1919,

                                                                   AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCES

                                                        THE ROLL (OF in the centre of wreath) HONOUR

                                    Soldier with Arms Reversed                                Soldier with Arms Reversed

         HE DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH A MAN CAN DIE

         FIGHTING FOR GOD, FOR TRUTH AND LOYALTY

         AND SUCH A DEATH IS IMMORTALITY

                                                        DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI

BONNEY,G.E.                         JONES,S.E                             EGAN,W.J.

THAIN,H.J.                             THORPE,J.P.                          CLARK,F.G.

IRVING,A.W.J.                       THOMAS,C.E.                        JOHNSTON,H.M.

SMITHAM,C.G.                     PAINTER,J.E.                         RAYMOND,O.L.

McINERNEY,J.T.P.                  HEALY,L.G.

MAINTAINED BY: Adelaide City Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE:Nil

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE:08 May 03