Adelong War Memorial
Description
White marble plinth, surmounted with a white marble soldier. The names of First World War soldiers are engraved into the marble and highlighted in black. There are also later additional grey/black granite plaques inscribed with names from the First and Second World Wars and Vietnam positioned around the base. This statue is in a park setting, on the hill overlooking Adelong township.
Inscription
Pillar - side
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
F. Rusconi of Gundagai, Stonemason
Pillar - side
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
Pillar - side
''Lest We Forget"
Pillar - base
Adelong Remembers assisted by: Federal Government Grant Tumut Shire Council Adelong Sub-Branch RSL.
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflicts | Fate | Service No. | Service | Campaign | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T R | Beck | World War 2 | view | |||||
| J | Beaver | World War 2 | view | |||||
| T A | Bartell | World War 1 | view | |||||
| J | Barnes | World War 1 | view | |||||
| R O | Barder | World War 1 | view | |||||
| W G T | Baker | World War 1 | view | |||||
| W | Baker | World War 1 | view | |||||
| C | Back | World War 1 | view | |||||
| T | Arragon | World War 1 | view | |||||
| J | Annetts | World War 1 | view |
Address
Memorial Park
Cnr Lynch and Neill Streets
Adelong NSW 2729
Local Government Area
- Snowy Valleys Council
Setting
- Garden/park
Memorial type
- Column/pillar
Recorded by
Peter Levarre-WatersEstablished date
1922Established Date format:
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$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
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}Dedication date:
1922-10-01Dedication date
01 October 1922 Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45
- Vietnam War, 1962–75
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