Trooper Philip Reilly Memorial
Description
A pillar topped with a cross, standing on a sandstone base. The inscription is on the western side facing John Street. The stone mason was W. Peters of Camden. The memorial is surrounded by a steel fence.
The status code for Trooper Reilly is taken from information in the South African Graves database provided by the Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra Inc.
Inscription
Erected
to the memory
of
Trooper
Philip Reilly
of The Oaks Troop
N.S.W. Mounted Rifles
Son of Philip and
Rose Reily
of Burragorang,
who died at Bloemfontein
South Africa in the
service of his Queen &
Empire.
30th April 1900
Aged 23 years
DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Last held rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Unit at embarkation | Campaign | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trooper | Philip | Reilly | South African Campaign | DOD | Army | The Oaks Troop NSW Mounted Rifles | Bloemfontein | view |
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Address
Cnr John and Burragorang Streets
The Oaks NSW 2570
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Wollondilly Shire
Setting
- Roadside
Memorial type
- Column/pillar
Recorded by
Mr. Allen SeymourEstablished Date format:
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}Dedication date
24 May 1905 Conflict/s
- South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902