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Location Jetty Road, Glenelg, Holdfast Bay - South Australia, Australia
Type honour_board
Description

In the foyer of the Town Hall. An ornate memorial constructed of Queensland Maple comprising four WW1 centre panels and one WW2 panel, the far left panel with later added WWI names is above a door to an office. Originally the memorial contained additional panels with the names those who served during WW2 but was later removed, leaving only the panel with the names of those who fell. The boards contain the 614 names of those who served in WW1 and the 119 who fell and 87 who fell during WW2.

 

WWI panels on Sunday 8 November 1924 by the Mayor of Glenelg Hon. H. Tassie. WW2 panels by Governor Sir Robert George on 10 December 1955

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Built WW1 panels by Pengelley and Co. WW2 panels by Freeman, Wauchope Ltd. The names were painted by Mr. Rex Hart.
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

Centre panel

                                                          1914                                                       1919

                                                                  Insignia of the Glenelg City Council

Ribband:

                                                                            SOLDIERS MEMORIAL

                                                                               THOSE WHO FELL

 

Left panel:

                                                                              THE GREAT WAR

 

Right panel:

                                                                                  HONOR ROLL

 

Left column:

Insignia of the A.I.F.

 

Right column:

                                                                                 Insignia of the A.I.F.

                                                                                         THOSE

                                                                                       WHO FELL

                                                                                       1939-1945

Condition

MAINTAINED BY: Holdfast Bay Council
PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: It appears by the construction, that the board has been modified to be incorporated in its current location, as the top structure has been clipped at both ends. Further investigation required.

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Names

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BAKER, Horace Frank Charles

Service number 2330
Lance Corporal
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 17 Mar 1897

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TASSIE, John Ford

Service number S66344
Lance Sergeant
3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Australian Military Forces (Army WW2)
Born 18 May 1895

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RUSSEN, Alfred Charles

Service number 2148
Sergeant
9th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 4 Nov 1880

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HEMING, Thomas George

Service number 554
Major
43rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 26 Jan 1883

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MELBOURNE, Henry Eoin Sydney

Service number 262016
Wing Commander
Born Jun 1893

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CHABREL, Francis George

Service number OFFICER
Captain
16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
AIF WW1
Born 20 Oct 1894

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LE MESSURIER, Cyril St Clair

Service number 1767
Corporal
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 19 Jun 1890

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FOORD, Archibald James

Service number 2360
Corporal
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 17 Jul 1882

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