Difference between revisions of "Gosnells War Memorial"
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| − | ''This Monument <br />is erected to perpetuate the <br />memory of the soldiers from the <br />Gosnells Road Board District <br />who made the supreme sacrifice <br />in the Great War 1914 - 1919 <br />and whose names appear hereon.'' | + | <blockquote>''This Monument <br />is erected to perpetuate the <br />memory of the soldiers from the <br />Gosnells Road Board District <br />who made the supreme sacrifice <br />in the Great War 1914 - 1919 <br />and whose names appear hereon.</blockquote>'' |
| − | ''This memorial was unvailed by <br /> | + | <blockquote>''This memorial was unvailed by<br/>His Excellency Sir Francis Newdegate, K.C.M.G.,<br />Governor of Western Australia on 6th Nov 1921.<br />The Foundation Stone of this Memorial was laid by<br />the Hon. W.J. George, C.M.G., M.L.A on 24th April 1921.</blockquote>'' |
| − | His Excellency Sir Francis Newdegate, K.C.M.G.,<br /> | ||
| − | Governor of Western Australia on 6th Nov 1921.<br /> | ||
| − | The Foundation Stone of this Memorial was laid by <br /> | ||
| − | the Hon. W.J. George, C.M.G., M.L.A on 24th April 1921.< | ||
===East Side=== | ===East Side=== | ||
*[[Jim Anderson]] [[Best match]] | *[[Jim Anderson]] [[Best match]] | ||
Revision as of 17:49, 20 June 2018
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| Monument Details | |
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| Name | Gosnells War Memorial |
| Location | Albany Highway Gosnells, north east side of the bridge over the Canning River. |
Contents
History
Setting
Set on a raised mound in the parkland between the City of Gosnells Administration Centre and the northeast bank of the Canning River at Gosnells.
Description
A polished marble obelisk with names of WW1 deaths on three sides, with WW2 names (22) and Post WW2 names on brass plaques attached to the base on two sides.
Monument Details
North Side
This Monument
is erected to perpetuate the
memory of the soldiers from the
Gosnells Road Board District
who made the supreme sacrifice
in the Great War 1914 - 1919
and whose names appear hereon.
This memorial was unvailed by
His Excellency Sir Francis Newdegate, K.C.M.G.,
Governor of Western Australia on 6th Nov 1921.
The Foundation Stone of this Memorial was laid by
the Hon. W.J. George, C.M.G., M.L.A on 24th April 1921.
East Side
- Jim Anderson Best match
- Ernest Ball DCM Listed as Ball F
- Walter Bell Blair Listed as Blair W
- Sydney Fenner Blencowe Listed as Blencow S
- David Edward Bromley Listed as Bromley D
- John McLeod Brown Listed as Brown J
- James Willie Bush Listed as Bush L
- Henry Joseph Carroll
- Oswald Chorlton
- Ernest Rulle Dalziell Listed as Dalziel E
- Walter Edward Dalziell Listed as Dalziel W
- Albert Ernest Elkington
- Harwood W
- Hedger A K
- Jaentsch R
- Kelly B
- Kettley A C
West Side
- Lang EW
- Charles Leonard Lockhart Listed as Lockhart C
- Lockhart E
- Mead E
- McKeown C
- Neale E
- Noyce E C
- Parker A
- Polain HL
- William Edward Reed Listed as Reed W
- Renou L
- Sayer D
- George Scrivener
- Henry Seddon
- Sexton FL
- Shelley R P
South side
- Smith H
- Squires A E
- Stalker H
- Thorpe H H
- Thompson S S
- Verrell A
- Williams J