Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

GawlerM5

GAWLER 5118

MEMORIAL: Monument 

LOCATION: At the corner of Gosford Street and Overway Bridge Road. On the right wall of the foyer at the main entrance to the Gawler RSL clubrooms

DESCRIPTION: Wall of Honour. Twenty-one brass plaques surmounted by a white Cross of Sacrifice. Below the plaques is a marble stone. The plaques were originally affixed to small concrete blocks beneath specially planted trees at the original Gawler RSL clubrooms in Cowan Street behind Light Square. The plaques commemorate those from the Gawler District killed whilst on Active Service.

INSCRIPTION:
Plaques:

SX4300
Lieut. R. APPLEBEE
2/27 Inf. Bn.
Died on Active Service
23-11-42

WT22359
W/T. G. R. BENNIE
R.A.N.
Died on Active Service

SX12507
Lieut. J. S. BENNIE
2/27 Inf. Bn.
Died on Active Service

437490
F/O. G. S. BROWN
R.A.A.F.
Died on Active Service
3-2-45

407493
F/O. C. F. COX
RA.A.F.
Died on Active Service
23-7-43

416417
Sgt. I. G. DAVIS
R.A.A.F.
Died on Active Service
26-10-42

280791
F/Lt. H. B. DAWKINS
22Sqd. R.A.A.F.
Died on Active Service
22-7-42

39764
A.C.1. J. FORBY
R.A.A.F.
Died on Active Service
1942

SX4023
Cpl. K. A. GEORGE
2/27 Inf. Bn.
Died on Active Service
14-9-42

417183
F/O. I. C. HATCHER
R.A.A.F.
Died on Active Service

DN22600
Stoker D. H. HILL
R.A.N.
H.M.A.S. SYDNEY
Died on Active Service
1941

416856
F/Sgt. S. R. HORE
R.A.A.F.
Died on Active Service
10-1-44

416679
F/Sgt. S. E. JACKSON
R.A.A.F.
Died on Active Service
3-10-43


P/O. W. M. KUHLMAN
RAN
H.M.A.S. MATAFELE
Died on Active Service

SX10091
Pte. V. H. McKINNON
Died on Active Service
14-5-45

SX 3688
Pte. B. MAYNARD
2/27 Inf. Bn.
Died on Active Service
1-12-42


SX 17345
Tpr. M. J. RONAN
2/1 Aust. Armed RECCE SQN
Died on Active Service
11-6-45

SX10394
Lieut. J. G. RUDALL
2/10 Inf. Bn.
Died on Active Service
28-12-42

C/Seaman P. S. RUDALL
R.A.N.
H.M.A.S. SYDNEY
Died on Active Service
1941

SX2489
Pte. H. C. C. SMITH
2/10 Inf. Bn.
Died on Active Service
16-5-41

VX14192
Pte. R. C. C. SMITH
2/2 Pioneer Bn.
Died on Active Service
25-6-41

Marble stone:
LEST WE FORGET

MAINTAINED BY: Gawler RSL

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 16 Jan 04