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

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TOWNSEND, Douglas George

Service number O45678
Aircraftman 2 (WW2)
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 12 May 1926

BENNETT, Cyril Ernest Douglas

Service number 56044
Private
Army Medical Corps (AIF)
AIF WW1
Born 30 May 1889

DANN, George Robert

Service number 3222
Private
31st Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1894

TAYLOR, Sidney Allinson

Service number 2222
Private
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 16 May 1894

TOWNSEND, George Finlay

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

MEADOWS, Albert Percy

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

CRACK, Albert Henry

Service number 1472
Private
9th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 7 Apr 1891

HERN, Allen Edward

Service number 39543
Leading Aircraftman
Born 25 Dec 1920

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