Echunga War Memorial

Details

Location Echunga & Mosel Roads, Echunga, Mount Barker - South Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

In Echunga Garden Of Remembrance. A polished red granite obelisk surmounted on a polished grey granite pedestal and rough-cut granite sur-base and concrete block and slab. A bronze plaque is affixed to the face of the granite block. In front of the monument is a concrete angle faced block with a bronze plaque affixed. Originally the monument was cited in the centre of town.

Built Not yet discovered
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

Face:Pedestal:

Echunga District Honour RollWorld War 1914-1919.

ERECTED BYTHE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT

KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

 

Plaque:

HONOUR ROLLECHUNGA & DISTRICT1939-1945

 

Block: Plaque:

HONOUR ROLLOFECHUNGA DISTRICT1939-1945IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

 

"LEST WE FORGET"

 

Condition

MAINTAINED BY: Local community

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

WOODGATE, Joseph James

Service number 4309
Private
50th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

RAGGATT, Frederick Joseph

Service number 665
Private
6th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 9 Feb 1890

ECKERT, Reginald Alfred

Service number 416838
Flying Officer
Aircrew Holding Units (UK)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 17 Jan 1923

LOWE, Frederick Alexander

Service number 2381A
Private
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 4 Oct 1887

MOONEY, Colin Mervyn

Service number SX18394
Private
Born 22 Apr 1923

KENT, John Scott

Service number 756
Trooper
9th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born Aug 1889

EDMONDS, Arthur George

Service number PA2697
Able Seaman
Born 26 May 1922

SMITH, Amyas Edgar William

Service number 4274
Private
50th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 2 Oct 1892

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