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Mallala World War I Memorial

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MALLALA 5502

MEMORIAL: Monument

LOCATION: In the centre of Mallala at the junction of eight roads, Dublin Road, Wasleys Road, Aerodrome Road, Balaklava Road, Railway Avenue, Adelaide Road, Butler Street and Redbanks Road. Serves as a traffic island.

ORIENTATION: North but can be considered omni-directional.

DESCRIPTION: A white marble dual faced Cross of Sacrifice and cap is surmounted on ten rose granite columns, that in turn are mounted on a white painted decagon column. This section of the memorial is mounted on a third part arched effigy of the earth cut from ten granite blocks, coloured brown for earth and blue for sea, which is mounted on a two-tier circular granite base cut from ten granite blocks in each tier. At the top of the white pillar on each face are white metal plates detailing those who paid the supreme sacrifice. Cost: £1500.

INSCRIPTIONS:
Face: Northern faces, details in black:

IN HONOR OF TEN MEN
WHO DIED IN DEFENCE
OF HOME AND LIBERTY

Plaques:

H.L.BARTLETT
DIED OF SICKNESS
4^TH APRIL 1918
AGED 19 YEARS
IN ENGLAND

M.J.THEOBALD
KILLED IN ACTION
26^TH AUGUST 1918
AGED 23 YEARS
IN FRANCE

W.J.SHIMMIN
KILLED IN ACTION
20^TH AUGUST 1916
AGED 23 YEARS
IN FRANCE

W.N.ROBERTS
DIED OF SICKNESS
5^TH JUNE 1916
AGED 23 YEARS
IN EGYPT

W.F.NAIRN
DIED OF WOUNDS
21^ST SEPT 1916
AGED 19 YEARS
IN GERMANY

R.A.LINDSAY
KILLED IN ACTION
26^TH APRIL 1918
AGED 22 YEARS
IN FRANCE

A.R.EARL
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
26^TH JUNE 1917
AGED 24 YEARS
IN PALESTINE

F.CULLEN
KILLED IN ACTION
25^TH DEC 1917
AGED 21 YEARS
IN FRANCE

G.W.COPE
KILLED IN ACTION
17^TH JUNE 1918
AGED 25 YEARS
IN FRANCE

S.L.BUTTLE
DIED OF SICKNESS
10^TH AUGUST 1915
AGED 21 YEARS
IN EGYPT

WHEN ERECTED: Unveiled 15 October 1922 by Lieutenant Colonel Butler D.S.O.

MAINTAINED BY: Mallala Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 12 Mar 02

Mallala FallenLast Name FIrst Name / Initials DoD   Bartlett H.L. 4 April 1918   Theobald M.J. 26 August 1918   Shimmin W.J. 20th August 1916   Roberts  W.N. 5th June 1916   Nairn W.F. 21 September 1916   Lindsay R.A.  26 April 1916   Earl A.R. 26 June 1917   Cullen F. 25 December 1917   Cope  G.W. 17th June 1918   Buttle S.L. 10th August 1915