South Perth War Memorial

Details

Location Labouchere Road & Angelo Street, South Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

The monument consists of a semi-circular brick wall with stone capping, with a stone pillar at each end topped with a decorative metal fixture. In between the two ends of the wall is a stone plinth used to support a German 170mm field gun, which was captured during World War One.

Built Eales & Coen
Opened 28 June 1923 by Governor of Western Australia, Sir Francis Newdegate
Inscription

Our Glorious Dead

[ Names ]

Plaque :

In memory of the Fallen and the Unknown Australian Soldier

75th Anniversary of Remembrance Day

11. 11. 1993

Left Side Inscription
South Perth Heritage Trail
War Memorial

This memorial was dedicated in November 2003. Mounted on a plinth is a German 170mm trench mortar said to have been captured by the 16th Battalion Australia Imperial Forces in France during the First World War (1914 - 1918)

An Australian Bicentennial project with financial assistance from State & Commonwealth Governments

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 3 people of interest from memorial

MCLEAN, Donald Shapley

Service number 962
Trooper
10th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 13 Jun 1886

KIRTON, Alexander Mann

Service number 450
Quartermaster Sergeant
11th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 4 Nov 1893

PENNINGTON, Robert

Service number 2155
Driver
3rd Field Artillery Brigade
AIF WW1
Born 17 Apr 1888

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