Berri Oval "Diver" Derrick VC Memorial Grandstand & Roll of Honour

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Location Wade Street, Berri, Berri and Barmera - South Australia, Australia
Type buildings
Description

A grandstand in the Berri oval sporting complex. A bronze plaque is affixed to the front between the stairways. At the rear facing Wade Street, an honour roll on a bronze plaque made up of eight panels is located between two sets of capped Greek columns. The columns are mounted on a three-tier dais. A bronze plaque is affixed to the wall to the right of the right columns; another is affixed to the left of the left columns. A white marble plaque is set into the wall to the left of the left columns. A small bronze plaque is affixed between the left two columns. A white marble foundation stone is at the lower left of the rear wall.

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Inscription

Front:Face top:

Lt. T. C. DERRICK VC. DCM.MEMORIAL GRANDSTAND

Plaque:The following details are lettered over a copy of the Victoria Cross

This Grandstand Is Dedicated To TheMemory OfLt T. C. (Diver) Derrick, VC, DCM2/48th Infantry Battalion, 2nd AIFKilled In Action,Tarakan North East Borneo23rd May 1945Lest We Forget

Rear:At the centre top of the columns is a large bronze rising sun badge and king's crown.On a riband:

ROLL OF HONOURAIF badgeDEDICATED TO THOSE FROM THIS DISTRICT WHO SERVEDIN THE ARMED FORCES DURING WORLD WAR 11

Top of columns

Left: 1939 Right:1945

Bronze plaques, six columns of names:

 

Bronze plaque to the right:  VIETNAM 1962-1973

 

Bronze plaque to the left:  KOREA 1950-54

 

Bronze plaque between columns:

UNVEILED BYHIS EXCELLENCYLIEUTENANT GENERALSIR WILLOUGHBY NORRIEK.C.M.G. C.B. D.S.O. M.C.GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA22. 4. 1951.

White marble plaque:

THIS HONOUR ROLL AND MEMORIAL STANDWAS ERECTED BYBERRI WAR MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTRE INC.1950-1951.

Foundation stone:

THIS STONE WAS LAID BYL.S. TRENAMAN, ESQ., J.P.4THNOVEMBER 1950CHAIRMAN BERRI DISTRICT COUNCIL1937, 1938, 1940 TO 1950.

 

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

MARKS, Roland

Service number SX5916
Private
2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (Army WW2)
Born 25 Mar 1920

BARRY, Terence Joseph

Service number S32308
Private
Born 24 Oct 1883

REBBECK, John Alexander

Service number SX2451
Private
2nd/31st Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (Army WW2)
Born 31 Oct 1908

MCCREANOR, Louis Edward

Service number SX22551
Sergeant
108 LAA / later 101 Composite Anti Aircraft Regiment
Australian Military Forces (Army WW2)
Born 26 Sep 1921

HOBBS, Jeffrey Rex

Service number SX14282
Private
2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (Army WW2)
Born 8 Mar 1922

MILDE, William Ronald

Service number SX6862
Lance Sergeant
2nd/48th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (Army WW2)
Born 9 Aug 1912

BAHNISCH, Carl Albert

Service number SX8418
Private
Born 3 Dec 1902

KROLLIG, Peter Anthony

Service number R95439
Petty Officer
HMAS Perth (II) DDG D38 Vietnam - 1990s
Royal Australian Navy
Born 29 Sep 1950

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