Lower North Adelaide War Memorial WW1, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Lower North Adelaide War Memorial WW1

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Location	Soldiers Memorial Gardens, Finniss Street and Mackinnon Parade , North Adelaide, Adelaide - South Australia, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	Soldiers Memorial Gardens. A stone and cement, concrete arched monument set on a concrete base. Two bronze plaques are affixed to the face, the lower plaque list the names of those that enlisted from the district. The Lower North Adelaide Soldiers' Memorial, at the corner of Jerningham Street and Mackinnon Parade has been unveiled by His Excellency the Governor ( Sir Archibal Weigall) on March 19. A meeting of the committee to finalise matters was held at the residence of Councillor Wallace Bruce on Thursday evening. The City Council has agreed to take over the care and control of the memorial and to lay out the ground surrounding it. Footpaths will be made and lawns, trees and shrubs will be planted. Daily Herald (Adelaide), 9th July 1921 Read more...
Built	Not yet discovered
Opened	19 March 1921 by His Excellency the Governor ( Sir Archibal Weigall)
Inscription	Top plaque: SONS OF THIS PLACE, LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID,THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD;THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAPA RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP.____________________ THIS TABLET WAS PRESENTED TO THE DISTRICT BY COUNCILLOR WALLACE BRUCE. Lower plaque: 1914 FOR KING AND COUNTRY 1918 LOWER NORTH Effigy of a rising sun hat badge within two flags SOLDIERS' ADELAIDE MEMORIAL Base of Plaque: ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS 1920
Condition	Good MAINTAINED BY: Adelaide City Council PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Large crack in the cement arch - (repaired by 2024)
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