Place: Ross, Tasmania, 7209
District: Central North & Midlands
Orientation: 37 km N of Oatlands
Location: Church Street and Bridge Street
Position: 42 01 87 S     147 29 53 E
Ref: 70099

The memorial is a stone obelisk on a four stepped base.  It stands with other memorials and a field gun in an enclosure in the centre of the main street.

North face
Carved wreath enclosing the letters
SA

Incised on section below
IN MEMORY OF
TROOPER
A. E. FITZALLEN,
OF TASMANIAN SECTION. E. CO^Y
1^ST AUST^N COM. HORSE.
WHO DIED OF ENTERIC FEVER
AT ELANDSFONTEIN. S. A.
WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE.
MAY 30. 1902.
AGED 20 YEARS.
Crossed rifles

Incised on section below
ERECTED BY HIS LOCAL COMRADES.
AND FELLOW CITIZENS

Bronze plaque on plinth in front of field gun
B.L.15 POUNDER MARK 1 No. 788
ANGLO-BOER WAR.  1899-1902
 

Bronze plaque on plinth in front of this
Insignia
This gun is one of six delivered to
New South Wales circa 1898.
Used by Australian Troops in their First Action outside Australia.
Presented to Ross township.
Range 6,000 yards = 5,490 metres  
Calibre 3 inch = 76.2mm
Weight of ammunition 14 pounds = 6.4Kg.
Documented by
The Artillery Historical Trust of Tasmania.
Northern Branch.
10th Nov. 1996

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Information current to August 2001

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