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OBELISK - BEENUP WAR MEMORIAL PANEL

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Overview

A marble panel identifying the names of 37 soldiers from Beenup (Byford) who fought in World War One. The marble panel is white with grey waves throughout. The panel is in two pieces and damaged. A section from the lower left side is missing. The title of the panel is [BEENUP]. Below the title are the names of 37 soldiers who fought in WW1. There are four stars inserted next to the names of soldiers who died on active service. At the bottom of the panel is the name of [(BYFORD)] which is in brackets.
The marble panel is in two pieces, with the bottom left-hand corner broken off from the main panel, between this small piece and the main panel, a small section of marble has broken off and is missing.

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-COA2016.55C

Themes

People
War and Conflict

Material

White Marble

Width

42 mm

Height or length

993 mm

Keywords

MARTIN William A Mr Pte

KEEFE Henry R Mr Sgt

MCCAVANA Henry Mr Cpl

BOYLE Victor L G Mr Pte

KERSHAW James Mr Cpl

BIRD Thomas Mr Pte

EVANS Richard Sgt

THOMPSON John E Mr Cpl

Armadale Obelisk War Memorial

MARTIN Alfred A Mr Pte

FITZGERALD Patrick F Mr Pte

BOYLE Arthur P T Mr Dvr

BOYLE Richard W T Mr Sig

ORTON Arthur T Mr Cpl

Statement of significance

This 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

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