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OBELISK PANEL - BEDFORDALE

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Overview

Rectangular shape tapering to the top, white marble with a grey wave throughout, two discoloured areas towards the base of the slab, in a damaged state with a visible crack on the left-hand side and a piece missing from the bottom left-hand side. On the surface of the stone letters have been carved out and filled with lead.
Main heading of this particular stone is [BEDFORDALE], followed by 31 names. Eight names have a star alongside them, identifying those soldiers killed while on active service.
The marble panel is in one piece, but the bottom left hand corner is 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-COA2016.55D

Themes

People
Social History
War and Conflict

Width

42 mm

Height or length

993 mm

Keywords

BUTCHER William E Mr Lt

Armadale Obelisk War Memorial

MACK Thomas B Mr Pte

CHAMPION Clarence R Mr Dvr

WATERS Frank E Mr Sgt

RYNKER Francis H Mr Pte

SIMONS A

DOWELL Frank W Mr Pte

STEVENS William D Mr Pte

CHAMPION Stanley J C Mr Pte

WINNING Douglas C W Mr Jnr Pte

WINNING James Mr Pte

LIVERMORE Edgar L Mr Pte

SMITH Joseph H R Mr

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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