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Beachport Soldiers War Memorial Print Page 
The 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 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.48234 Long: 140.014739 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| 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. CROWE
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 & T. W. TODD
Who 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
