Peterborough War Memorial

Details

Location Main Street, Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

Two granite three-tier block pillars located in front of and to either side of the town band rotunda. The pillars are surmounted by an electric light. White marble plaques with all details in black and bronze plaques are affixed to the faces.

Built Not yet discovered
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

Face:Upper plaque:

KILLED IN … ACTION

 

Lower plaque:

1939-1945

 

Left:

Upper plaque:

SERVED OVERSEAS

 

Lower bronze plaque:

AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS1945-1995IN HONOUR OFTHE MEN & WOMEN WHO SERVEDAUSTRALIA IN TIME OF CONFLICTDURING WORLD WAR IILEST WE FORGET

Back:                                                                                     Right: SERVED OVERSEAS                                                                 SERVED OVERSEAS

 

Face:

Upper plaque:

KILLED IN … ACTION

 

Lower bronze plaque:

RSL BadgeIN MEMORYOF THOSE WHO SERVED AND DIEDKOREA MALAYA BORNEO VIETNAM1950-1952 1948-1960 1962-1966 1962-1972

Left:

SERVED OVERSEAS

 

Back:                                                                 Right:

SERVED OVERSEAS                                         SERVED OVERSEAS

Condition

MAINTAINED BY: Peterborough Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Many letter are damaged

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

AYLIFFE, John Colin

Service number 417036
Flying Officer
Born 24 Nov 1919

MEADOWS, Albert Percy

Service number 1780
Private
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 29 May 1885

ANGRAVE, Francis Gordon

Service number 4729
Private
50th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 20 Jul 1897

HERN, Allen Edward

Service number 39543
Leading Aircraftman
Born 25 Dec 1920

WRIGHT, Stanley Edwin John

Service number 5678
Lance Corporal
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 27 Jan 1896

MCCANN, William Francis James

Service number 405
Lieutenant Colonel
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 19 Apr 1892

DANN, John Francis

Service number 2031
Private
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 16 May 1889

TOWNSEND, George Finlay

Service number 3048
Driver
Australian Employment Company
AIF WW1
Born Apr 1889

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