Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA

Details

Location Kings Park & Botanic Garden, Fraser Avenue, Kings Park, Western Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

Sandstone Obelisk

The foundation stone for the granite obelisk was laid by the Governor, Sir Francis Newdegate in Kings Park on the 8th October 1920. The regiment served on foot in Gallipoli, was the first to enter Jerusalem and Damascus and served in the Egyptian rebellion. The regiment had lost 299 of its 3,300 men in the war , The Minister for Education, Mr Colebatch, stated that funds for the memorial came in small sums from all parts of the State.
The Brisbane Courier (Qld.), 9th October 1920.

The Memorial was unveiled by the Governor on the 13th March 1921 after which a short memorial service was conducted by the Chaplain-General , Archbishop Riley.
The West Australian (Perth), 12th March 1921.

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Built Not yet discovered
Opened 13 March 1921 by Governor, Sir Francis Newdegate
Inscription

The
Glorious
Dead
10th Light Horse
Regiment

Plaque :

10th LIGHT HORSE MEMORIAL
Erected
to Perpetuate the Memory of
Lieut. Col. T.J. TODD, C.M.G., D.S.O.
And Officers,
Non-Commissioned Officers & Troopers
— of the —
10th LIGHT HORSE REGIMENT
Who Fell In The Great War
1914 - 1919

Left Side Inscription
[ Names ]
Back Inscription
[ Names ]

Right Side Inscription
[ Names ]

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

TODD, Thomas John

Service number OFFICER
Lieutenant Colonel
10th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 2 Mar 1873

COCHRANE, Louden Park

Service number 2990
Trooper
10th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 1893

RUSK, Walter Jordan

Service number 635
Trooper
10th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 3 Sep 1886

PIESSE, Vernon Frederick

Service number OFFICER
Captain
10th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 23 Aug 1889

HARPER, Gresley Tatlock

Service number 113
Trooper
10th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 16 Feb 1884

ROWAN, Andrew Percival

Service number OFFICER
Captain
10th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 31 Mar 1876

CRUITE, John James

Service number 105
Sergeant
10th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1

FACEY, Joseph Thomas

Service number 396
Lance Corporal
10th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 1882

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