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| − | City of Armadale war memorial, one of the earliest built in Western Australia to honour soldiers who fought in World War One. Located in what is now Memorial Park, the concept of a brick obelisk was proposed by a group of Armadale residents, businesses and community groups who formed a Roll of Honour Committee in April 1916.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carter |first1=Jennie |last2=Carter |first2=Bevan |date=2011 |title=Settlement to City: A history of the Armadale district and its people |url=https://armadale.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=113903 |location=Armadale, W.A. |publisher=City of Armadale |page=159-162 |isbn=978-0-9594944-1-9 |author-link= }}</ref>
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| − | The decision to erect a monument before the war had officially ceased (November 1918) was reportedly due to local concerns that Armadale soldiers departing for the war prior to 1916 were not given an official send-off. The committee approached the Road Board in June 1916 for permission to build the obelisk opposite the railway station at the intersection of Fourth Road and Eleventh Avenue. The Board supported the proposal and agreed to take responsibility for the memorial once it was built. Marian Cullen, wife of Committee Secretary Herbert Dale Cullen, laid the first brick, before a brick was laid by a child from each of the five schools of the district. Mrs Cullen was presented with a “handsome” trowel as a memento of the occasion. This trowel now sits on display in the History House Museum.
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| − | It took four months to build the obelisk, constructed from brick, “burnt from the clay of our own hills” (Carter, 2011, p.160) and steps of granite hewn from the Boya quarries. It was officially unveiled on 16 December 1916 by Governor Sir Harry Barron, and the obelisk continued to serve as a source of pride for Armadale residents.
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Revision as of 12:56, 31 October 2017
Kelmscott War Memorial
[[]]Armadale War Memorial, the obelisk with original marble plaques with flowers and wreaths laid at the base. |
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Kelmscott War Memorial |
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Kelmscott War Memorial commemorates those from Kelmscott who served in World War One. In May 1959 it was moved to Memorial Park and updated to include the World War Two and Korean conflicts.[1]
History
Setting
Monument Details
West Panel
1914 Lest We Forget 1919
A Record of those from Kelmscott, Roleystone & Karragullen
Who volunteered and served in the Great War for the Liberty of the World
This Memorial was unveiled by His Excellency Sir Francis Newdegate, K.C.M.G. Governor of Western Australia on 29th May,1921
This stone was laid by Major-General Talbot Hobbs K.C.B., K.C.M.G.,V.D, On 21st May, 1921
North Panel
South Panel
References