Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Tarlee 'Digger' Memorial

TARLEE 5411

MEMORIAL: The original memorial was destroyed by a collision involving a stolen motor vehicle in 2012.  A new memorial has been erected based on the photographs held on this site.   It was dedicated by His Excellency the Governor of South Australia RADM Kevin Scarce, AC, CSC, RANVR on Remembrance Day 2013.

LOCATION: Junction of Main North Road and Gilbert Street

ORIENTATION: West

DESCRIPTION: A white marble statue of a soldier standing at "Rest on Arms Reversed", with left hand over right and the rifle muzzle in front of the feet projecting into the statue base, supported behind the right leg with a tree trunk and surmounted on a four-tier polished red granite pedestal and a concrete block and slab. A red granite plaque is affixed to the face of the block. All details are in gold leaf.

INSCRIPTIONS:
Face:
Top tier:

1914-1919

Third tier:

KELLY. H.C.
JACKSON. E.
BAWDEN. H.
CLARKE. B.H.
STRIBLING. A.C.
MOLINEUX. S.L.
KELLY. N.W.
HANSEN. M.N.

THE ABOVE BRAVE MADE THE
SUPREME SACRIFICE

Second tier:

MEN WHO HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL FROM
TARLEE AND DISTRICT

Plaque:

1939-1945

ÊBARRETT D.G. KING C. BENNETT J. LEWIN P. CLARKE G.L. SISTER MOLINEUX S.L. CLARKE R.E. NEWMAN J. CRAWFORD R.W. NEWTON T. CROUCH F.M. POPE L.R. CROUCH R.A. REED M.T. CROUCH S.T. ÊSTRATFORD O. ÊDIPROSE W.A. TABE F.L. DISHER D.F. TABE J.L. DISHER D.J. A.A.M.W.S. TABE L.F. FLEMING H.K. TWIGDEN J.K. ÊGILFILLAN W. WATSON H.A. HATELY K. WATSON L.H. ÊHOFFMAN S. WILLIS F.J. HOOPER C. WINDSOR W. KELLY J.P.  

LEST WE FORGET
ÊPAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

Left:

RETURNED HEROES.
BAILEY. F.J.
CLARKE. W.A.
MOLINEUX. J.M.
KELLY. N.G.
KREIG. P.H.
HOOPER. P.S.
FULLER. A.M.
KELLY. W.S.
CLARKE. H.K.
STRIBLING. G.C.

Back:

RETURNED HEROES.
WILLIS. E.G.E.
SULLY. T.C.
SEERY. A.E.
BAILEY. A.A.
SANDERS. J.H.
HARRIS. R.S.
BAILEY. W.G.
SULLY. R.
KREIG. E.F.

Right:

RETURNED HEROES
OWEN. N.
SULLY. F.J.
ARTHUR. A.G.
KELLY. J.G.
EDGERLEY. W.F.
HATCHARD. A.T.
MOLINEUX. E.G.
NEILD. H.C.
HOGAN. T.F.

RENOVATED BY: Pearse Memorials of Clare, replaced the broken original rifle and bayonet scabbard, relocated and renovated the monument in 2000, 1939-1945 plaque fitted April 2002.

In 2012, the memorial was demolished in a motor vehicle accident in. Remedial action was taken and coordinated between the RSL and Local Government (Clare and Gilbert Valley Council) and the new memorial was dedicated on 11 Nov 2013. The rebuild was carried out by Clare & Gilbert Valley Council and Pearse Memorials Pty Ltd.<!--.</span-->

MAINTAINED BY: Local community, RSL

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Original Destroyed 2012.  Replacement dedicated Remembrance Day 2013 in the presence of the Governor of SA,  Rear Admisral Kevin Scarce AC, CSC, RANR,

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 04 May 02 / Updated 1 Aug 2012 / Sep  / Oct 2013