Maitland War Memorial

Details

Location Corner of Roberts Street and Rogers Terrace , Maitland, Yorke Peninsula - South Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

A large sandstone central pillar standing in front of a stepped level sandstone block crescent shaped wall. At either end of the wall is a pillar with a bronze plaque. On the front at the base of the central pillar is a granite plaque. At the back of the central pillar are two plaques, one in an alcove the other at the base. At the centre of the crescent shaped wall is an alcove with a white marble seat, above the seat affixed to the wall is a white marble plaque. To the left of the seat is another white marble plaque. All details on the marble plaques are in black.

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Built A.W. Dobbie & Co Ltd Adelaide
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

Central pillar face:

WreathTHEIR NAME LIVETHFOR EVERMORE

Granite plaque:

THE GREAT WAR1914-1919

Central pillar back:Plaque in alcove:

ROLL OF U FALLEN

 

Plaque at base:

"THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THIS MEMORIALWAS LAID BY CAPT. HARRY BUTLER. A.F.C.ON 20TH. SEPTEMBER. 1922.THE MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY HIS EXCELLENCY.THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AUTRALIA.LIEUT. GEN. SIR G.T.M. BRIDGES. K.C.M.G. C.B. D.S.O.0N 19TH. APRIL 1923"

Plaque: Left pillar:

ENLISTMENT ROLL

 

Plaque on right pillar:

ENLISTMENT ROLL

 

Granite plaque in alcove:

MAITLAND AND DISTRICTS ENLISTMENTSWORLD WAR 11 - 1939-1945

 

VIETNAM WAR-1962-1973

 

† SUPREME SACRIFICE

 

Plaque at left of alcove:

VOLUNTEERDEFENCE CORPS1939-1945MAITLAND UNIT

 

Condition

MAINTAINED BY: Maitland Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

OATEY, Edward James

Service number 3354
Private
50th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 19 Apr 1899

SULLIVAN, Arthur Percy

Service number 133003
Corporal
North Russian Expeditionary Force / Relief Force
British Forces (All Conflicts)
Born 27 Nov 1896

SMALLACOMBE, James John

Service number 1777
Driver
7th Machine Gun Company
AIF WW1
Born 23 Oct 1894

SMITH, Douglas Spencer

Service number 442460
Private
Born 13 Sep 1918

BRIGGS, William Roy

Service number 1855
Private
32nd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1896

SMITH, John Richard

Service number SX11768
Private
2nd/48th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 26 Jul 1916

OATEY, John Maitland

Service number 3741
Private
48th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 23 Jul 1895

GOOLEY, Wilfred

Service number 574
Private
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 6 Jan 1896

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