Albert (Bert) WhitmorePrint Page 
The memorial commemorates Albert (Bert) Whitmore (1899 - 2002), who was the last surviving Light Horseman and last surviving South Australian World War One veteran. The memorial features a metal etching of a Light Horseman.
His funeral service took place on the 31st of October 2002, the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Beersheba.
Albert Whitmore who was the Light Horse that captured Beersheba. This was history's last great cavalry charge, where Australia's General Harry Chauvel's horsemen captured on October 31, 1917, a strategic water-rich desert town held by Turkish and German forces. Although considered an impossible mission by Britain's commander-in-chief Field Marshal Edmund Allenby, Australian riders succeeded by reaching Beersheba before enemy artillery could be lowered sufficiently to stop them.
Location
| Address: | 21 Sturt Street , Barmera RSL Community Club, Barmera, 5345 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.2487128 Long: 140.465117 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 15th August, 2022 |
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Lest We Forget
Plaque :
Erected by the RSL Barmera Sub Branch to celebrate Albert (Bert) Whitmore
The last surviving WWI Light Horseman
Unveiled by Tony Pasin MP & Bert`s family on 14th August 2022 (Anniversary of Bert's birth)
