War Memorials in Australia
Sheffield War Memorial
Place:
Sheffield, Tasmania, 7306
District: Northwest
Coast
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The memorial is a white marble statue of a World War I soldier with arms
reversed on a granite obelisk on a 3 stepped base. The soldier statue is unusual
in that it wears a moustache. It is supported by a representation of a tree
trunk. There are white marble urns at each corner of the base, excepting one
broken off and missing at the north-west corner. The monument stands in its own
enclosure bounded by concrete posts and steel rail fence on three sides and
steel posts and chain fence on the fourth. There are flagpoles at the south east and north west corners.
South face
LEST WE
FORGET
1914 - 1918
| APPLEBY H. A. | ||
| ATKINSON T. | ||
| AUSTIN G. W. R. | ||
| BETTS W. | ||
| BISHOP S. C. | ||
| BOUND D. | ||
| BOURKE J. T. | ||
| BRAMICH C. W. | ||
| BRYAN C. L. K. | ||
| BUCK A. L. | ||
| BUTLER C. A. | ||
| BUTLER W. A. | ||
| BUXTON J. C. | ||
| BUXTON R. J. | ||
| BYE A. D. | ||
| CAREY M. L. | ||
| CAREY N. S. | ||
| CARTER J. M. S. | ||
| CHARLESTON E. | ||
| CLERKE A. G. | ||
| COAD E. | ||
| COLES D. H. | ||
| COLLINS J. |
On section below
Bronze wreath with ribbon. Wording on ribbon:
A LOVING TRIBUTE
VICTORIA LEAGUE SHEFFIELD
Incised on section below
THIS STONE WAS LAID
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
SIR WILLIAM LAMOND
ALLARDYCE
DECEMBER 7TH
1921
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West face
| CONNELL O. E. | ||
| COX C. | ||
| DAY A. G. | ||
| DENSLEY B. | ||
| EAGLING A. | ||
| EDWARDS J. H. | ||
| EELES E. E. | ||
| FEBEY C. | ||
| FITZMAURICE H. | ||
| FRANKCOMBE V. E. | ||
| FOSTER T. G. | ||
| GOSS A. R. | ||
| GOSSAGE R. | ||
| HAYES E. H. B. | ||
| HETHERINGTON V. | ||
| HOODLESS A. | ||
| HOODLESS C. | ||
| HOOPER A. P. | ||
| HUSBAND L. | ||
| IVORY B. | ||
| JOHNSON C. A. | ||
| JONES A. | ||
| KEEP W. | ||
| KNOWLES F. | ||
| LINTON T. |
Incised in upper left corner of
section below
J. DUNN
Bronze plaque below this
DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY ARMY AND AIR FORCE
WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR II 1939-1945.
KOREA MALAYA BORNEO VIETNAM
FROM 1948-1972.
East face
| LINTON W. W. | ||
| LUCAS W. H. | ||
| MARK E. L. | ||
| MARTIN J. | ||
| MASON G. B. | ||
| MEDCRAFT O. | ||
| MILBOURNE H. L. | ||
| Mc CREAGHAN M. | ||
| Mc CREAGHAN P. | ||
| Mc CRORY R. | ||
| Mc NAB I. | ||
| NEWMAN E. W. | ||
| PARKER A. G. | ||
| PEEBLES J. | ||
| PFAU W. J. | ||
| PLUMLEY C. E. | ||
| PROCTOR W. E. | ||
| PUGH G. | ||
| RATCLIFFE P. | ||
| REED A. E. | ||
| RILEY G. T. | ||
| RICHARDS A. H. | ||
| ROBERTSON A. G. | ||
| ROUGHLEY C. | ||
| ROUGHLEY G. |
North face
| ROUGHLEY J. | ||
| ROUSE C. R. | ||
| RUSSELL H. Mc D. | ||
| RUTTER W. L. | ||
| SHARMAN N. J. R. | ||
| SHEA G. | ||
| SHEPHEARD C. | ||
| SLOANE W. H. | ||
| SMITH G. R. V. | ||
| SPELLANE W. H. | ||
| STANDJAN B. | ||
| STEPHENS G. E. | ||
| STUBBS A. B. | ||
| THOMAS H. E. | ||
| THOMAS L. A. | ||
| TRICKETT R. | ||
| TODD G. J. | ||
| VERNHAM T. | ||
| WHIFFEN W. | ||
| WHILEY W. T. | ||
| WILLIAMS G. C. | ||
| WYATT L. H. | ||
| YORK F. J. | ||
| YORK J. W. |
Information current to August 2001