Adelaide Australian Light Horse WW1 Memorial

Details

Location East Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

A Victorian Harcourt grey granite memorial comprising an obelisk surmounted on a tapered pedestal and a three-tier granite base and concrete slab, the memorial is 11 metres high. On the second tier of the base on the right side is a bronze plaque; on top of the obelisk is an electric light globe, no longer in operation it was lit from sunset to sunrise.

Built Designed by Mr. George Gavin Lawson. Mason, The South Australian Monumental Work
Opened 5 April 1925 by Governor Lt. Gen. Sir Tom Bridges
Inscription

Pedestal:

AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE1914-1918

Top tier:

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNINGWE WILL REMEMBER THEM

Centre tier:Left:

GALLIPOLI

Back:

EGYPT

Right:

PALESTINE

Plaque:

Logo of South AustraliaThe Hon Mike Rann MPPremier of South Australiaunveiled this plaque on the occasion of the85th AnniversaryThe Light Horse Charge at Beershebato commemorate the passing of Private Albert Whitmore1899-2002 the last surviving Australian Light Horsemanandthe last surviving South Australian World War 1 Veteran31 October 2002

Condition

MAINTAINED BY: Adelaide City Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

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Names

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WHITMORE, Albert Ernest

Service number S38676
Private
Born 14 Aug 1899

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