Port Augusta All Conflicts Memorial

Details

Location Corner of Jervois Street and Marryat Street, Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

A low stonewall containing seven brass plaques. Above the wall stands a stainless steel Cross of Sacrifice; at the base of the cross is a small plaque. Next to the cross is a granite boulder with a brass plaque.

Built Not yet discovered
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

First plaque from left on stonewall:

PORT AUGUSTA EX-SERVICEWOMEN Logo of Ex-servicewomen's Cross insigniaClub of S.A.TO HONOUR ALL EX-SERVICEWOMENWHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY

Second plaque from left:

Cross insigniaIN MEMORYRSL logo OF THOSE WHO SERVEDAND THOSE WHO FELLWORLD WAR 11914-1918

Third plaque from left:

Cross insigniaIN MEMORYRSL logo OF THOSE WHO SERVEDAND THOSE WHO FELLWORLD WAR 111939-1945

Fourth plaque from left:

Cross insigniaIN MEMORYRSL logo OF THOSE WHO SERVEDAND THOSE WHO FELLMALAYSIA1948-1966Note; the date on this plaque has been altered with the addition of a bronze strip.

Fifth plaque from left:

Cross insignia IN MEMORYRSL logo OF THOSE WHO SERVEDAND THOSE WHO FELLKOREA1950-1953

Sixth plaque from left:

Cross insigniaIN MEMORYRSL logo OF THOSE WHO SERVEDAND THOSE WHO FELLVIETNAM1957-1975

Seventh plaque from left:

Cross insigniaIN MEMORYRSL logo OF THOSE WHO SERVEDAND THOSE WHO FELLGULF CONFLICT1991

Plaque at the base of the cross;

LEST WEFORGET

Plaque on the granite boulder:

Badge of the Yorkshire Light InfantryDEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OFFREDERICK WILLIAMHOLMES V.C.No.9376 LANCE CORPORAL2ND BATTALION KING'S OWN(YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY)VICTORIA CROSS-Le CATEAU, BELGIUM26TH AUGUST 1914MEDAILLE MILITAIRE-THE AINSE, FRANCENOVEMBER 1914 (ARMY ORDER 446)PASSED AWAY, PORT AUGUSTA.22ND OCTOBER. 1969WITH RANK OF CAPTAIN (RET.)HIS DEEDS WILL LIVE TO ETERNITYLEST WE FORGET

Condition

MAINTAINED BY: Port Augusta Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

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