City of Port Pirie WW2 Memorial Gates

Details

Location Memorial Drive , Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists - South Australia, Australia
Type memorial_gates
Description

A cream brick structure comprising a covered entrance with three uneven towers on the right entrance. Two brick walls at either side contain bronze plaques and titles. A grey granite foundation stone is set on the inside of the tallest tower and a brass plaque is affixed on the face of the centre tower. Two wrought iron gates are in the centre and single wrought iron gates separate the centre structure and the two outer walls.

Built Not yet discovered
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

Foundation stone:

THIS STONE WAS LAID BYTHE GOVERNOR OF S.A. SIR ROBERT ALLINGHAM GEORGEAUGUST 8TH 1959.

Tower plaque:

WORLD WAR 11 MEMORIAL GATESDEDICATED BYHIS LORDSHIP BISHOP DE CAMPO DD AM.AND OFFICIALLY OPENED BYHIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR KEN MADIGANPORT PIRIE CITY AND DISTRICTS COUNCILONTHURSDAY 9 MARCH 1998FUNDING FOR THESE GATES KINDLY DONATED BY:R&SL PORT PIRIE SUB-BRANCHROTARY CLUB OF PORT PIRIE INC.DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS"THEIR SERVICE-OUR HERITAGE" COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAMPORT PIRIE AND DISTRICTS COUNCIL

Left wall: Title:

WORLD WAR 11LEST WE FORGET

Left plaque:

PORT PIRIE & DISTRICTTHOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE1939-1945

 

LEST WE FORGET

Right wall:

CITY OF PORT PIRIEWORLD MEMORIAL GATES1939-1945     Insignia of RAN     Insignia of AIF     Insignia of RAAF

Condition

MAINTAINED BY: Port Pirie Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

COURT, William Rex

Service number SX10932
Private
2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 10 Jan 1920

SEYMOUR, William Rex

Service number 407808
Sergeant
No. 207 Squadron (RAF)
Royal Air Force
Born 5 Jul 1918

LOHMANN, Henry Oswald

Service number SX7771
Lance Corporal
2nd/48th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 28 Jul 1912

FISHER, William Maurice

Service number PA2609
Steward
HMAS Madang
Royal Australian Navy
Born 19 Jul 1920

TAYLOR, Thomas Alfred Peace

Service number 28072
Flight Sergeant
No. 463 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 19 Jul 1919

WOODROFFE, Harold Maurice

Service number 407542
Flying Officer
No. 30 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 30 Sep 1917

HOGBEN, Reginald Stanley

Service number 416574
Flight Sergeant
Born 9 Mar 1923

HUTCHINSON, Raymond Arthur

Service number S23320
Able Seaman
HMAS Canberra (I)
Royal Australian Navy
Born 10 Feb 1920

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