Portland War Memorial

Details

Location Cliff Street, Portland, Glenelg - Victoria, Australia
Type memorial
Description

The Memorial is a white marble statue of a World War One soldier with arms reversed on a granite plinth that has four red granite columns.

Built Monument Manufacturer: Mr R.E. Carpenter (Warrnambool)
Opened 6 July 1930 by General Sir Neville Smyth V.C.
Inscription

[ Names ]

A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY
OF OUR SAILORS AND SOLDIERS
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918

Left Side Inscription
[ Names ]

Back Inscription
[ Names ]

THIS FOUNDATION STONE LAID
"BACK TO PORTLAND" NOV 18TH 1929
BY
CR J. L. WYATT. J. P.
MAYOR

Right Side Inscription
[ Names ]

Unveiled By
General Sir Neville Smyth V.C.
On 6th July 1930.

Inscription in Proximity
Left side steps to War Memorial

In Honour
Of Those
Members Of This District
Who Served
Their King And Country
And In Memory Of The Fallen
World War 1939 - 1945

[Names]

In Memory Of
Those Who Fell In
Korea, Malaya and Vietnam Wars

Right side steps to War Memorial

In Honour
Of Those
Members Of This District
Who Served
Their King And Country
And In Memory Of The Fallen
World War 1939 - 1945

[Names]

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

TRANGMAR, Arthur James

Service number 611
Second Lieutenant
39th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

COLLYER, Leslie Thomas

Service number 3779
Private
23rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

CAMPBELL, Sydney James

Service number OFFICER
Captain
8th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 19 Jul 1887

ALLEN, Charles Alexander

Service number 1614
Private
58th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1888

REDFERN, Joseph Thomas

Service number 576
Corporal
24th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1876

COOK, George

Service number 2144
Driver
6th Field Company Engineers
AIF WW1
Born 9 Jul 1887

RODDA, Errol Edward

Service number 4581
Second Lieutenant
8th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 27 May 1889

CAMPBELL, Stanley George Matheson

Service number 776
Sergeant
29th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

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