Adelong War Memorial
Description
White marble plinth mounted with a white marble soldier. Names of WW1 soldiers are engraved into the marble and highlighted in black. There are also later additional grey/black granite plaques inscribed with names from WW1, WW2 & Vietnam positioned around the base. This statue is a park setting up on the hill overlooking Adelong Township.
Inscription
F. Rusconi of Gundagai, Stonemason Erected by the residents of Adelong and district in grateful remembrance of their brave men who went to fight for God, King and Country in The Great War Adelong Remembers assisted by: Federal Government Grant Tumut Shire Council Adelong Sub-Branch RSL. 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends' ''Lest We Forget'
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Unit | Campaign | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R G | Walsh | World War 1 | view | ||||||
| R T | Walsh | World War 1 | view | ||||||
| G (Miss) | Walsh | World War 2 | view | ||||||
| M | Wallace | World War 1 | view | ||||||
| A | Wallace | World War 1 | view | ||||||
| D | Wall | World War 2 | view | ||||||
| N | Wall | World War 2 | view | ||||||
| Lance Cprl | J (Sidney John) | Treweek | World War 1 | DOW 11.04.1918 | 2040 | 18th Btn, 3rd Reinforcement | Villers-Bretonneux, France | view | |
| W | Treweek | World War 1 | view | ||||||
| J E | Treacy | World War 1 | view |
Address
Memorial Park,Crn of Lynch & Campbell Streets
Adelong NSW 2729
Location/surrounding area
Memorial LocationRecorded by
Peter Levarre-WatersEstablished date
1922Established Date format:
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1922-10-01 00:00:00.0Dedication date
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