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WHITMORE, Albert Ernest
Service number S38676
Private
Born 14 Aug 1899
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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