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OBELISK STONE - TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN

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Overview

Rectangular marble panel dedicated to the memory of soldiers who fought in World War Two and lost their lives. The panel has the names of 21 soldiers and underneath there is a quote. The writing has been infilled with lead. The panel has been stained brown with years of exposure to the weather.
Top text title: [TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN / WHO PAID / THE SUPREME SACRIFICE].
Bottom quote: [SONS OF THIS PLACE, LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID / THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD, / THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP, / A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP.]
The years [1939] and [1945] are on the top left and top right corners of the stone, respectively.

Historical information

Original marble plaque from the Armadale Memorial Obelisk which was unveiled on December 16, 1916, by the Governor General of WA, Sir Harry Barron. The foundation stone had been laid on August 12 by Mrs Marian Gertrude Augusta Cullen, the wife of Mr Dale Cullen who was the president of the organising committee. The memorial was originally located on the corner of Fourth Road and Commerce Avenue before being moved to Memorial Park in 1959.
In December 1988 the Armadale branch of the Returned Services League decided to refurbish the memorial which included the replacement of the original marble plaques. The plaques had been thrown into a skip bin but were salvaged by Mr Kim Fletcher who then gave them to History House Museum.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2016.55F

Themes

People
Social History

Material

White Marble

Width

42 mm

Height or length

993 mm

Keywords

Armadale Obelisk War Memorial

Statement of significance

his object is part of collection that tells the story of the City of Armadale's connection to armed conflicts around the world from the late 1800s to today. The collection explores the experiences of people associated with the City of Armadale who went to war, their experiences when they returned as well as how these conflicts impacted the community who stayed behind.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Geotag

-32.153963, 116.013483

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