Penola War Memorial, South Australia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Penola, South Australia, Australia
Surname/tag: South_Australia

Contents 1 Penola War Memorial 1.1 History 1.2 Tributes of Honour 1.2.1 Boer War= 1.2.2 The Great War 1.2.3 World War II 1.2.4 Vietnam War 2 Other Penola Memorials 2.1 Penola Great War Honour Roll 2.2 Penola Service Animal Memorial Plaque 3 Research Notes 3.1 Related Links 3.2 Boer War Profiles 3.3 Great War Profiles 3.4 World War II Profiles 3.5 Monument Timeline 4 Sources

Penola War Memorial

Penola War Memorial is a monument dedicated to the memory of residents from the Penola District Council area, including Glenroy, Comaum, Coonawarra, Nangwarry, and Kalangadoo, who died in the Boer War, The Great War, World War II and the Vietnam War. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Penola War Memorial was erected in 1927 in memory of men from the district who died in The Great War. ^[3] The monument was originally located at the junction of Mount Gambier and Casterton roads, but was relocated to the current position in Penola War Memorial Park on Church Street (Lat: -37.377453, Long: 140.837061)^[1] in about 1934. ^[2]

In 1954 was fully rejuvenated and updated to include service men from World War II. ^[4]

At some other time, one name from the Boer War and another from the Vietnam War were added.

Tributes of Honour

Boer War=

Back Inscription

1899 - 1902

Boer War

Name	Mini Bio
McGillivray J. M.	Regimental Sergeant-Major James McGillivray served with 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen; embarked Ormazan on 9 Feb 1901; KIA 21 Jul 1901 at Vankollensfontein

The Great War

Front Inscription

The Great War

1914-1919

Hallowed to the memory of

Name	Mini Bio
A.T. Bethune	Pte Alexander Thomas Bethune: born 12 Jun 1878 at Penola SA; enlisted 30 Sep 1916 in 22nd Btn 18th Reinf; SN 6280; Embarked 23 Nov 1916 on A20 Hororata; KIA 4 Oct 1917 at Zonnebeke, Belgium
W.J.B. Bott	Private William Joseph Bently Bott: born 29 Aug 1885 at Tarpeena SA; enlisted 28 Apr 1915 24th Inf Btn; SN 375; killed 9 Oct 1917 in Belgium
R. BUCHAN	Sergeant Robert Buchan: born 18 May 1887 at Comaum near Penola SA; enlisted 10 Jan 1916 in 44th Inf Btn; RN 26; embarked 6 Jun 1916 on A29 Suevic2; KIA 29 Sep 1918 France
A.E. CAMERON
D.R. CLARK
G.B. DEWHIRST
P.R. ELLISON
P. FENNELL
A. GIBB
C.G.H. GRAY
B. MABEN
G.J. MALCOLM
R.S. MARCUS
T.S. McDONALD
F. McDONNELL
J.A. McGILLIVRAY
P. PIGOTT
P.R. RICHARDSON
H.A. SKINNER
C. VINCENT
A. WOODS
W.J. WORTHINGTON

World War II

Left Side Inscription 1939-1945

Name	AWM	NAA
BEAVIS G.C.
COLLINS W.G.
DAVIDSON J.H.
DUNBAR J.McA.
GALPIN C.J.
GLEESON K.A.
GUERIN L.
HEMMINGS B.J.
JACKSON J.
MILLARD W.R.
PEARCE M.J.
PEARS S.F.
RALSTON H.S.E.
WILSON R.R.
BLIGHT A.A.
E.H.GREEN

Vietnam War

Right Side Inscription

1965-1972

Vietnam

Name	Mini Bio
STEEN D.J.

Other Penola Memorials

Penola Great War Honour Roll

Plaque which lists "men who enlisted":

Penola Service Animal Memorial Plaque

Memorial plaque for "all animals that supported the Australian Defence Forces in all conflicts":

Research Notes

Related Links

• https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/multiple/display/51429-penola-war-memorial
• https://vwma.org.au/explore/memorials/673
  • WHEN BUILT: 27 February 1927. Relocated to present site circa 1934
• https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40767811

Boer War Profiles

Name	Bio	NAA	AWM	FAG	VWMA
McGillivray J. M.	Regimental Sergeant-Major James McGillivray served with 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen; embarked Ormazan on 9 Feb 1901; KIA 21 Jul 1901 at Vankollensfontein	Y	Y	Y	Y

Great War Profiles

Name	Bio	NAA	AWM	AIF DB	CWGC	FAG
A.T. Bethune	Pte Alexander Thomas Bethune: born 12 Jun 1878 at Penola SA; enlisted 30 Sep 1916 in 22nd Btn 18th Reinf; SN 6280; Embarked 23 Nov 1916 on A20 Hororata; KIA 4 Oct 1917 at Zonnebeke, Belgium	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y Y
W.J.B. Bott	Private William Joseph Bently Bott: born 29 Aug 1885 at Tarpeena SA; enlisted 28 Apr 1915 24th Inf Btn; SN 375; killed 9 Oct 1917 in Belgium	Y	Y	Y		Y Y
R. BUCHAN	Sergeant Robert Buchan: born 18 May 1887 at Comaum near Penola SA; enlisted 10 Jan 1916 in 44th Inf Btn; RN 26; embarked 6 Jun 1916 on A29 Suevic2; KIA 29 Sep 1918 France	Y	Y			Y Y
A.E. CAMERON
D.R. CLARK
G.B. DEWHIRST
P.R. ELLISON
P. FENNELL
A. GIBB
C.G.H. GRAY
B. MABEN
G.J. MALCOLM
R.S. MARCUS
T.S. McDONALD
F. McDONNELL
J.A. McGILLIVRAY
P. PIGOTT
P.R. RICHARDSON
H.A. SKINNER
C. VINCENT
A. WOODS
W.J. WORTHINGTON

World War II Profiles

Name	Bio	NAA	AWM	CWGC	FAG
BEAVIS G.C.
COLLINS W.G.
DAVIDSON J.H.
DUNBAR J.McA.
GALPIN C.J.
GLEESON K.A.
GUERIN L.
HEMMINGS B.J.
JACKSON J.
MILLARD W.R.
PEARCE M.J.
PEARS S.F.
RALSTON H.S.E.
WILSON R.R.
BLIGHT A.A.
E.H.GREEN

Monument Timeline

• 1925 Apr - Public meeting called (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article77722424 ) and sub-committee formed (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77722718 )
• 1925 Dec - Public meeting called to deal with sub-committee recommendations (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77726737 )
• 1926 Mar - Lots of controversy - building monument or hospital rejected - decision is a rest house with tablet of names (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77681225 , https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77681400 )
• 1926 Apr - There "are many objections" (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77681860 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77682645 )
• 1926 Jun - Committee states majority want monument (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77682899 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77683557 ) and will canvas for subscriptions (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77682939 ) which are published by the news paper (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77682951 , https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77683135 , https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77683547 etc )
• 1926 Oct - Order given with contracted cost of £370 (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77686429 )
• 1926 Nov - Draft list of names (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77686998 ) and location proposed of "junction of the Mount Gambier and Casterton roads" (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77687568 )
• 1927 Feb - Unveiling planned (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77689441 )
• 1950 May - Monument to be rejuvenated with "names of fallen soldiers of both Wars" (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78624086 )
• 1950 Nov - Updated memorial re-unveilled 5 Nov 1950 "dedicated to all residents of the Penola District Council area, including -:Glenroy, Comaum, Coonawarra, Nangwarry and Kalangadoo" (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78694362 )

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Monument Australia, Penola War Memorial, https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/multiple/display/51429-penola-war-memorial
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Virtual War Memorial, Australia, Penola War Memorial, https://vwma.org.au/explore/memorials/673
3. ↑ "A SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL." The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) 28 February 1927: 10. Web. 9 Feb 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40767811>.
4. ↑ "PENOLA WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED" Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954) 7 November 1950: 6. Web. 10 Feb 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78694362>.