Dear Monument Australia visitors, we are a self-funded, non-profit organisation, dedicated to recording monuments throughout Australia. Over time the costs of maintaining this website have risen substantially (in fact they are probably larger than those of many companies who exist for profit). In the past we have borne all the costs associated with maintaining the website but we are now having difficulties in paying the monthly expenses.
If Monument Australia is useful to you, please make a donation to keep this historical and educational resource available. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Home » Themes » Conflict » World War One
Soldiers War Memorial Print Page 
The Soldiers War Memorial was originally erected to commemorate those from the district who served in World War One. Additional individual plaques have been added to commemorate those who lost their lives in World War One and World War Two.
In September 1919, while soldiers were still returning from the Western Front, a meeting was held in Beachport to "consider the question of erecting a soldier's memorial to commemorate the heroism of the soldiers who left the district .... It was decided that a rotunda be erected on the foreshore, and that sufficient funds be collected." (Border Watch 19 September 1919, p. 3). Work was underway on building the rotunda early in 1921, and it was opened later that year.
A well attended meeting was, convened to consider the question of erecting a soldier's memorial to commemorate the heroism of the soldiers who left the district. Mr. C. Corigliano was elected president and Mr. E. J. Peake secretary, supported by a strong committee. It was decided that a rotunda be erected on the foreshore, and that sufficient funds be collected.
Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA), 19 September 1919.
Location
| Address: | Beach Road & Railway Terrace, Foreshore, Beachport, 5280 |
|---|---|
| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.48234 Long: 140.014739 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
|---|---|
| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04-August-1914 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
Dedication
Plaque :
1914 1918
In everlasting memory
Beachport Soldiers War Memorial
[ Names ]
Plaque :
1914 1918
Beachport Soldiers War Memorial
In everlasting memory of
[ Names ]
1939 - 1945
[ Names ]
Plaque :
In memory of L/ Cpl C. J. Pretty who after serving his King and country nobly at Gallipoli died at Heliopolis, Egypt
Jan. 30th 1916.
Plaque :
In memory of Private M. Corigliano
Killed in action in France
July 20th 1916
Plaque :
In memory of Sergeant C. Hendry
Killed in action in France
April 2nd 1917.
Plaque :
In memory of Lce. Cpl. Roy C. CroweROWE
48th Battn 12th Inf. Brigade
Killed in action at Pozieres.
April 11th 1917.
Plaque :
In memory of 3697 Pte. Patrick Weir
"A" Coy. 27th Battn A.I.F.
Killed in action In France
Sept 2nd 1918.
Plaque :
This plaque is a memorial to Able Seamen W. L. E. Danswan and T. W. Todd lost their lives at Beachport on 14 July 1941 when a German mine they were destroying exploded.
These men were the first casualties due to enemy action on Australian soil in World War II
Lest We Forget
