Sorell War Memorial

Details

Location Sorell Memorial Hall, Cole Street, Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
Type memorial
Description

Grey granite with digger soldier

Built Mr Vimpany
Opened 4 March 1922 by State Commandant (Col. D. P. White)
Inscription

THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919.

ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SORELL.

(At base of memorial)
THIS STONE WAS LAID BY SIR WILLIAM ALLARDYCE GOVERNOR OF TASMANIA
MAY 28TH 1921

Left Side Inscription
THE FALLEN
[ Names ]

Note : the “Tasmanian War Memorials Data Base” , compiled by Fred Thornett which is located at the State Library of Tasmania, contains a comprehensive listing of the names on this monument.

Back Inscription
TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS.

Right Side Inscription
DUTY NOBLY DONE

[ Names ]

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

QUINTAL, Roy Edwin

Service number 3086
Private
40th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 11 Mar 1891

BARNARD, William Henry

Service number 3626
Private
15th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 28 Apr 1890

SUTTON, Percy Vernon Henry

Service number R1643
Private
12th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 10 Sep 1890

HEAN, Keith Doctor

Service number 2842
Private
12th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 14 Jul 1890

BARNARD, Eric Gordon

Service number 6467
Private
12th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 7 Nov 1892

MILLINGTON, Joseph Henry

Service number 1031
Private
40th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1894

MCDERMOTT, Frederick John

Service number 719
Private
40th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 9 Jul 1893

DENHOLM, Francis James

Service number 5685
Private
12th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 28 Aug 1890

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