War Memorials in Australia
Coromandel Valley War Memorial
Place:
Coromandel Valley, South Australia, 5051
District: Central (SA)
Orientation: Suburb of Adelaide
Location: Coromandel Valley War Memorial Gardens, Weymouth Recreation Grounds, Main Road
Position:
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The memorial is a white granite obelisk. There is a flagpole on the west side.
East face
Sacred to the Memory
OF
W. ALTREE
F. W. JONES
R. C. McNAMARA
A. L. LIGHT
G. W. WOODINGS
H. E. W. CULLEN
A. J. HALL
P. J. SCROOP
A. E. WATCHMAN
"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER"
South face
P. W. LIGHT
E. L. LIGHT
G. R. LIGHT
E. J. COX
E. R. COX
H. O. WINN
R. N. WINN
R. P. JONES
W. H. JAMES
L. C. COLMER
E. CONLON
West face
COROMANDEL VALLEY'S TOKEN OF LOVE
AND HONOR TO
THE MEN WHO REPRESENTED US IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919.
North face
J. M. McNAMARA
W. McNAMARA
E. McNAMARA
H. J. NICOLLE
H. M. NICOLLE
F. J. CULLEN
V. L. CULLEN
C. J. HOWARTH
R. M. MATTHEWS
F. B. COOK
J. W. McKECHNIE
A. E. HALL
Bronze plaques
on concrete plinths on either side of path to memorial
1st plaque
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
PTE. A. E. WATCHMAN
KILLED IN ACTION, FRANCE
AUGUST 16TH, 1916
2nd plaque
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
LIEUT. A. J. HALL
KILLED IN ACTION, FRANCE
JULY 4TH, 1918
3rd plaque
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
PTE. G. W. WOODING
KILLED IN ACTION, FRANCE
MAY 6TH, 1917
4th plaque
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
PTE. W. ALTREE
KILLED AT GALLIPOLI
JULY 29TH, 1915
5th plaque
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
PTE. W. E. CULLEN
DIED OF WOUNDS, FRANCE
AUGUST 12TH, 1918
6th plaque
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
LCE. CPL. P. G. SCROOP
DIED OF SICKNESS, TURKEY
DECEMBER 28TH, 1916
7th plaque
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
PTE. R. A. McNAMARA
KILLED IN ACTION, GAZA
APRIL 19TH, 1917
8th plaque
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
PTE. F. W. JONES
DIED OF WOUNDS, GALLIPOLI
MAY 10TH, 1915
9th plaque
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
PTE. H. L. LIGHT
KILLED IN ACTION, BELGIUM
OCTOBER 7TH, 1917
10th plaque
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
FOR THE
UNKNOWN SOLDIER
1914 - 1918
Plaque on
large piece of local stone in pathway facing monument
COROMANDEL VALLEY
WAR MEMORIAL GARDENS
These war memorial
gardens were
were established by the City of Onkaparinga
in 2000 and officially opened by
Mayor Ray Gilbert
on the 28th of May 2000.
In 2000 the
monument was restored
and moved 1000 metres north of its
original location.
The monument was
first established in its
original location on the 28th May 1921.
It is a memorial to the thirty-two soldiers
who fought in World War 1, and particularly
to the nine who died. So strong was the
communal sense of loss, grief and pride at
that time, that the fifty households of the
Valley contributed £268, an average of
£5 each - more than the average wage for
two weeks - in order to build it.
These gardens have
been developed in
recognition of the significant contribution
of those who fought and served in
World War 1 and subsequent Wars.
Bronze plaque
on wall behind memorial
HONOUR ROLL W.W.2
ENLISTMENTS FROM COROMANDEL VALLEY S.A.
---------------- 1939 -
1945 ----------------
MEN
WOMEN
| Alcock, A. G. | Feely, A. | Marshall, E. S. | Sanderson, R. S. | Carr, F. L. | ||
| Avery, M. | Golding, J. | Martin, D. | Scherer, C. F. | Comon, S. I. | ||
| Beaumont, A. C. R. | Hall, E. C. | Moncrief, A. E. | Scherer, R. P. | Scherer, M. E. | ||
| Beaumont, A. R. | Hills, E. H. C. | Moulden, J. H. | Scroop. C. J. | Turner, J. L. | ||
| Beaumont, G. H. W. | Jones, E. | Myers, C. R. | Scroop, N. L. | Winn, M. | ||
| Blythman, G. | Jones, K. | Pearce, T. H. | Spangler, R. C. | |||
| Cameron, R. G. | Jones, L. R. | Phillips, H. C. | Talbot-Smith, E. | |||
| Colmer, L. C. | Light, F. | Preist, E. C. W. | Watchman, A. | |||
| Colmer, W. L. | Light, J. L. | Radford, C. | Watchman, C. A. | |||
| Conlon, H. R. | McNamara, J. M. | Radford, D. M. | Watchman, R. L. | |||
| Crane, N. A. | McNamara, R. A. | Radford, H. J. | Wescombe, G. T. | |||
| Crane, R. N. | Magarey, A. D. | Radford, R. J. | Wescombe, H. R. | |||
| Driscoll, H. B. | Magarey, N. V. | Radford, W. W. | Winn, A. N. | |||
| Eades, D. R. | Magarey, R. | Sanderson, J. D. | Winn, A. R. |
Plaque in
front of flagpole
"Those heroes that shed their blood
And lost their lives...
You are now lying in the soil of a foreign country.
Therefore rest in peace.
There is no difference between the Johnnies
And the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side
In this country of ours...
You, the mothers,
Who sent their sons from far away countries
Wipe away your tears.
Your sons are now lying in our bosom
And are in peace.
After having lost their lives on this land
They have
Become our sons as well."
AtatÜrk, 1934
At Anzac Cove stands the Turkish monument to their
former enemies. These words feature on the stone
monolith. They were delivered by Mustafa Kemal AtatÜrk
(the first President of Turkey and a former Turkish Army
Commander at Gallipoli) to the first visitors from
Australia, New Zealand and Britain in 1934.
Information current to October 2004
Sources: The information on this page has been kindly provided by Dennis and Lynda Jones. Photo © Dennis Jones