Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Kings Park, Western Australia, Australia

Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA

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. Read more...
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