Dongara War Memorial

Details

Location Dongara Memorial Park, Moreton Terrace & Point Leander Drive, Dongara, Irwin - Western Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

The memorial is an obelisk constructed of polished segmented grey and white granite which stands atop of a rough hewn granite base some 4.3 metres square. The obelisk is decorated with traditional wreath designs carved into opposite faces, beneath which are inscribed the names of those who were killed in World War One. The memorial also contains the names of the fallen of World War Two.

On Sunday, October 22nd, one of the largest crowds for many years congregated to witness the unveiling of the monument, which has been erected as a tribute from the late Francis Pearse, in memory of the boys of the Irwin district who fell in the late war. The service was conducted by the Rev. F. Christensen and the Rev. E. Gill. The monument is of blue granite from Mundaring, and is 14ft. high. The Rev. F. Christensen called on Lieutenant I. C. Burges to perform the unveiling ceremony. Lieutenant Burges in a short address, spoke feelingly of the boys who had paid the supreme sacrifice, stating that out of 80 odd who enlisted, 25 names appeared on the column. Other speakers were Mr. Wood and Mr. E. Field, and Mrs. Waldeck sang "He Wipes a Tear from Every Eye."
Geraldton Guardian (WA), 2 November 1922.

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Built Not yet discovered
Opened 22 October 1922 by Lieutenant I. C. Burges
Inscription

In Memory Of
The Sons Of
Dongarra (sic)
Who Fell In The
Great War
1914 - 1918
(names)

Right Side Inscription
IN MEMORIUM
1939-1945

(Names)

A TRIBUTE
From
FRANCIS PEARSE
RESIDENT OF
DONGARRA (sic)
1869 -1902
DIED 1ST NOV: 1919

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 7 people of interest from memorial

BROAD, Lewis John

Service number 5356
Corporal
11th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 2 Aug 1894

BECKETT, William Richard

Service number 5349
Private
11th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

NAIRN, Charles Joseph Byro

Service number 6551
Private
11th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 25 Mar 1889

FOSS, Cecil Maitland

Service number OFFICER
Captain
28th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 10 Feb 1891

MORGAN, Henry William

Service number 4554
Private
51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
AIF WW1

ROWLAND, George Forrester

Service number 2786
Private
28th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Apr 1892

DU VAL, Denis

Service number 394
Corporal
10th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 1878

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