Riverton

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Riverton is a small town in the Mid North of South Australia, in the Gilbert Valley. It is situated on the Gilbert River, from which the town derives its name. Both the Gilbert Valley and Gilbert River were named after South Australian pioneer, Thomas Gilbert. Riverton was first settled in 1856, as a settlement along the bullock track from the mining town of Burra to the capital city Adelaide. It grew from a plan designed by a James Masters who had established the nearby town of Saddleworth. The streets of Riverton received their names chiefly from James Masters and his friends.

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from Riverton

KELLY, William Stanley

Service number 6838
Private
48th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

GRIFFEN, Reginald Theodore

Service number OFFICER
Second Lieutenant
32nd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 8 Apr 1892

ROFE, Malcolm Thomas

Service number 682
Sergeant
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 19 Jan 1894

GRIFFEN, Oswald Clement

Service number 2863
Private
50th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

CASTINE, Claude Clement

Service number 60
Lance Corporal
2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 24 Jan 1876

ROFE, Rollo John

Service number 6318
Lance Corporal
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 24 Jan 1892

DU RIEU, Harold Hayward

Service number 115972
Flying Officer
RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 14 Apr 1910

BUTCHER, Reginald George

Service number 4674
Private
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 12 Oct 1892

Memorials

Showing 4 memorials of interest from Riverton

Riverton & District High School Roll of Honor WW1

Oxford Terrace
Riverton, Clare and Gilbert Valleys - South Australia, Australia

Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Roll WW2

Cnr Torrens Rd & Moorhouse Tce
Riverton, Clare and Gilbert Valleys - South Australia, Australia

Riverton District Soldiers Memorial Hospital Nurses Home

Moorhouse Terrace
Riverton, Clare and Gilbert Valleys - South Australia, Australia

Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Kirk/Kleinig Memorial

Corner Torrens Rd & Moorhouse Tce
Riverton, Clare and Gilbert Valleys - South Australia, Australia

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