Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

GawlerM1 

GAWLER 5118

MEMORIAL: Monument

LOCATION: Corner Adelaide Road and Nineteenth Street

ORIENTATION: South

DESCRIPTION: A white marble memorial comprising a statue of a soldier standing at ease with a tree trunk behind the right leg on a rough-cut surbase mounted on a pedestal, this in turn is mounted on a curved sub-base and concrete slab. Behind the monument is a flagpole; all details are in black.

INSCRIPTIONS:
Face: Set inside a wreath with ribbands:

FAITHFUL
UNTO
DEATH
1914-1919.

Left:

LEST WE FORGET.
1914-1919.

CPL.P.HILLIER.
LCE.CPL.A.E.BUTCHER.

Back:

Insignia of the A.I.F.
ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF GAWLER SOUTH,
AND GAWLER BLOCKS.

Right:

LEST WE FORGET

MAINTAINED BY: Gawler Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Letters missing, top of rifle broken, traces of graffiti. Rifle removed in 2004 and a new right hand fitted 2004 following vandalism

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 29 Jan 02.