Arch of Remembrance - Brighton, SA, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 35° 01.040 E 138° 30.865
54H E 273210 N 6122211
This is a rendered, Freestanding Arch, memorialising those locals who served in World War One (original dedication in 1926).
Waymark Code: WMZ06V
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 08/18/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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Originally the Arch was built to remember the locals who went to 'the Great War' - World War One. It was built from a design by J.D. Lyons of Prospect. It was dedicated on 21st November, 1926. A painting held by the Australian War Memorial from 1956 shows a representation of the earlier design.

After it was damaged in a storm on 26th May, 1963 it was replaced with the current design, and dedicated on 19th April 1964; on the 49th anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli. It has two large bronze tablets listing the locals who served in World War One, and Two, with a small one for a Rodney Chapman, who died in Vietnam on active service.

On the eastern sides of the square pillars of the Arch are two large brass tablets, with a 'heavy' green patina, that list the local soldiers of World War One, and indicates those who 'Made Supreme Sacrifice'. The southern (left-hand) one has two columns in alphabetical order, and reads:

	-- Our Heroes --

 Asher R.	    Edmunds G.W.
 Baldock F.H.	   *Egan E.
*Barlow A.J.	    Finey C.
 Bemold C.A.	    Finey D.
*Bemold L.C.	   *Finey H.
 Bennett C.S.	    Giles G.H.
 Bennett G.	    Gregory M.H.
 Bennett J.L.	    Hamilton G.E.
 Bennett T.M.	    Hamilton Hugh
 Bridgland R.	    Hamilton H.
 Brown V.	    Hamilton R.
 Brown W.J.	   *Hardwicke H.C.
 Chambers C.P.	    Harris A.G.
*Chinner W.P.	   *Haslett C.
*Clough D.K.	   *Hassam O.D.
 Clough E.B.	    Herbert M.
 Collard A.	    Hookings H.R.
*Counsell C.	    Hopkins G.J.
 Cracknell S.	    Horn E.P.
*Croud A.	    Hoskin H.
 Dakyns T.	    Hughes W.
 Daniels S.V.	    James A.
 Davies G.	    Johnstone H.
 Deer G.	    Keane J.
 Deer W.	    Lake W.H.
 Dinning F.	   *Lang F.
 Duffus A.	    Lang O.
 Dunstall H.	    Larner C.R.
*Dyer F.G.	   * Made Supreme Sacrifice

While the right-hand (northern) one also has two columns of names in continuing alphabetical order, and reads as follows:

	-- Our Heroes --

 Laundy A.	   *Sievewright W.
 Laundy G.	    Skinner A.
 Laundy W.	   *Skinner C.
 Ledbeater D.	    Somers S.O.
 Lelliott L.	    Southcott M.
 Lester C.	    Spinks F.J.
 Leverington R.J.   Stephens S.
 Luxmoore E.	    Symons L.
 Macklin R.	    Thiselton F.
*Macully A.A.	    Tillbrook H.J.
 Martin T.E.	    Tillbrook W.
 Morgan C.	    Topsfield S.
*Murphy D.	   *Tothill H.
 Murphy W.A.	    Tudor J.
*Palmer G.W.	    Vaughton T.G.
*Palmer R.R.	    Viney A.L.
 Pearce G.	    Walker R.
 Pearce J.E.	    West F.
*Pottinger H.F.	   *West W.
 Prior J.G.	    Wheatland R.
 Raynor W.R.	    Wheatland S.
 Redman D.	    Whitehead H.
 Regan E.	    Whitford R.M.J.
*Regan J.E.	    Whiting A.J.
 Roberts L.G.K.	    Whitworth H.
 Ross B.J.W.	    Wood H.R.
 Scott R.	    Woollard H.
 Searson C.C.	    Woollard J.
 Searson G.R.A.	   * Made Supreme Sacrifice

On the northern, and southern sides of the arch are circular tablets commemorating other wars since World War Two. [Included below, in 'Wars Mentioned']. There is a separate square plaque for Rodney Chapman, which reads:

Rodney Stewart Chapman
2nd Battalion RAR Died on Active Service in Vietnam 28.4.1971 Lest We Forget

A rectangular bronze plaque, with heavy green patina, embedded in the Arch reads:

This Arch of Remembrance was
Dedicated on 19 April 1964 and
 replaces a similar structure
Erected in 1926 and Destroyed
   by storm on May 26 1963

While, nearby on the concrete surround is a further plaque, which reads:

   WAR MEMORIAL The original Arch of Remembrance was
dedicated in 1926 as Brighton's World War One Memorial.
 It was designed by J.O. Lyons of Prospect who won a
     competition run by The Town of Brighton.
 Seriously damaged by storms in 1963, it was replaced
 in 1964 on the 49th anniversary of the Anzac Landing.

Address: Esplanade (intersection of Jetty Road), Brighton, SA, 5048, Australia

Visited: 1537, Sunday, 27 May, 2018

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War One: 1914-1919
World War Two: 1939-1945
Malaya: 1948-1960
Malaysia: 1964-1965
Borneo: 1962-1966
UN Peace Keeping Forces: 1947-
Korea: 1950-1954
Vietnam: 1962-1973
Gulf War 1: 1990-1991
East Timor: 1999-
Afghanistan: 2001-
Gulf War II: 2003-2011


In Honor Of: Those who Served

Marker Text:
Included


Date of dedication: 19 April, 1964

Who Put it Here?: The Town of Brighton

Description of Memorial:
This is a rendered, tall Arch, with slightly tapering outer square columns, with an arching mid-section.


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