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OBELISK PANEL - W ARMADALE

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Overview

An obelisk shaped marble panel with the names of the soldiers from the West Armadale district who fought in World War I and World War II. The marble is white in colour with lines of grey throughout. The front of the panel is stained with iron oxide, and is in two pieces with a section missing from the bottom left corner. At the top of the panel is text carved into the marble and in-filled with led [W. ARMADALE]. A list of 46 names is carved into the marble which is in two sections. There are 9 stars next to the names of soldiers who died in action. The names and stars have been in-filled with lead.
This marble panel is in three pieces, with a part of the bottom left-hand edge broken off and 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-COA2016.55E

Themes

People
Social History
War and Conflict

Material

White Marble

Width

42 mm

Height or length

993 mm

Keywords

Armadale Obelisk War Memorial

CANDISH James Mr Dvr

DONALD Alexander MR Pte

DUTTON Reginald S R Mr Spr

MARSH Claude R Mr Pte

POVAH William A Mr Cpl

RAYNER Robert Mr Pte

SIMPSON William Mr Pte

TICKLE Albert T Mr Cpl

BAILEY Robert P Mr Pte

WEEDON Fredrick R Mr Pte

RICE E P

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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