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+ | <blockquote>''Tomorrow (Saturday) the foundation-stone of a massive granite obelisk in commemoration of the men who enlisted from the Kelmscott, Rolevstone, and Karragullen districts will be laid by Major-General Sir Talbot Hobbs, at 3 p.m. The obelisk, which will be of imposing dimensions, will occupy a commanding site in the Kelmscott recreation ground, on the Canning River, and the work of its erection has been entrusted to Messrs. Peters and Gillies.'' <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article210692154 |title=KELMSCOTT MEMORIAL. |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |issue=195 |location=Western Australia |date=20 May 1921 |accessdate=1 November 2017 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
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+ | On Sunday afternoon his Excellency will unveil an obelisk which has been erected at Kelmscott to the memory of the men of that district who fell in the war {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27964464 |title=PERSONAL. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |volume=XXXVII, |issue=5,958 |location=Western Australia |date=23 May 1921 |accessdate=1 November 2017 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}} | ||
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Monument Details | |
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Name | Kelmscott War Memorial |
Location | Corner of River Road & Orlando Street, Kelmscott 6111 [1] |
Dedication Date | 29th May 1921 |
Kelmscott War Memorial commemorates those from Kelmscott who served in World War One.
Contents
History
Tomorrow (Saturday) the foundation-stone of a massive granite obelisk in commemoration of the men who enlisted from the Kelmscott, Rolevstone, and Karragullen districts will be laid by Major-General Sir Talbot Hobbs, at 3 p.m. The obelisk, which will be of imposing dimensions, will occupy a commanding site in the Kelmscott recreation ground, on the Canning River, and the work of its erection has been entrusted to Messrs. Peters and Gillies. [1]
On Sunday afternoon his Excellency will unveil an obelisk which has been erected at Kelmscott to the memory of the men of that district who fell in the war "PERSONAL.". The West Australian. XXXVII, (5,958). Western Australia. 23 May 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 1 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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
- John Whittaker
- Victor Henry Marshall (Listed as H.V. Marshall)
- Leonard Henry (Lennie) Buckingham MM
- John Hickson Tomlinson
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
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South Panel
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References
- ↑ "KELMSCOTT MEMORIAL.". The Australian (195). Western Australia. 20 May 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 1 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.