Cradock War Memorial

Details

Location Hawker Highway, Cradock, Flinders Ranges - South Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

A square-cut granite boulder set on a concrete slab. Three white metal plaques are affixed to the face.

Recently updated with stone wall and brass plaques

Built Not yet discovered
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

Top left plaque:

2/10 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALIONPRIVATE RON LINDOKILLED IN ACTIONNEW GUINEA18TH JANUARY 1943

Top right plaque:

2/10 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALIONJAMES PETER ROIRDANDIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVEDBALIK PAPAN2ND JULY 1945

Lower centre plaque:

Erected in 1995 byHawker C.W.A.to preserve plaques fromTrees of Remembranceplanted byCradock C.W.A. in 1947to honour the menfrom Cradock whopaid the supreme sacrifice in World War 11

Condition

MAINTAINED BY: Local community

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

TURNER, Alec Edgar

Service number 3369
Trooper
Born 6 Jan 1895

BURT, John Edward

Service number 1429
Private
Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 27 Oct 1886

MARSH, Charles

Service number 6289
Private
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 28 Jul 1887

TURNER, Ernest Albert

Service number 7080
Private
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 30 Nov 1890

SOLLY, Arnold Reuben

Service number 2199
Corporal
5th Pioneer Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 6 Oct 1894

CANNY, Thomas Joseph

Service number 3170
Private
9th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born Jul 1895

JAGO, Archibald Leonard

Service number 8894
Driver
Born 18 Oct 1891

HANKS, Vivian Charles

Service number 3134
Private
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1 Jul 1894

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