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The Register (Adelaide, SA: 1901 - 1929) Saturday 16 May 1903
THE COUNTRY.
MEMORIAL TO THE LATE TPR. H. E. GOODES.
JAMESTOWN, May 14.
The unveiling of the memorial erected to the memory of Tpr. H. E. Goodes took place yesterday afternoon, in the presence of a large number of residents of the town and district. At the invitation of the committee, Col. Rowell, C.B., came from Adelaide to perform the ceremony. Mr. S. M. Turner, hon. secretary to the movement, explained that the memorial stone was erected at a total cost of £66, towards which subscriptions had been received amounting to about £61. The Mayor (Mr. D. Rosie), in introducing Col. Rowell and asking him to perform the ceremony, referred to the popularity of the colonel in military circles and to his appointment to the command of the contingent of the 4th imperial Bushmen, of which the late trooper was a member. Col. Rowell. C.B., then unveiled the monument. He stated that it was to the memory of Tpr. H. E. Goodes, who died in fighting for his King and country in the Transvaal. He referred to the wave of patriotism which pervaded the whole British Empire during the African struggle, and said that in no place was there greater enthusiasm displayed than in South Australia. Over 2,000 applicants volunteered to serve in the regiment to which he was appointed the command. He spoke of the splendid lot of men who went from this district. Referring to the death of Tpr. Goodes, he explained that it was occasioned while the picket was creeping up a donga where the enemy was lying concealed, and from whom the fatal shot was fired. Mr. H. Boucaut spoke on behalf of the town and residents, and referred to the 46 young men from this district who volunteered in various contingents for military service in South Africa. He proposed a vote of thanks to Col. Rowell, C.B., for performing the ceremony. Mr. R. Rowe, in the absence of the Chairman of the District Council of Belalie (Mr. W. Glasson), who was too ill to attend, represented the council, and read a letter conveying the Chairman's sentiments. Mr. Rowe, on be- half of the residents of the district, extended sympathy to Mr. James Goodes on the loss of his son and referred to the splendid qualities of the late trooper as a young man who had spent nearly all his life in this district. The memorial had been erected by his many friends. He seconded the resolution thanking the colonel for at- tending. This was carried with acclamation. After cheers had been given for Col. Rowell he thanked the committee for the honour done him in asking him to unveil the stone. Lieut. D. Connor, with 24 members of the Jamestown Mounted Rifles, at- tended as a guard of honour. Suitable se- lections were played by the Jamestown Brass Band. The stone, which was sup- plied from the works of Draysey & Co., of Adelaide, and erected by Mr. H. Haese, a local contractor, is a handsome marble monument on a pedestal, and enclosed with iron railings. It is situated in one of the plantations in the centre of the town. The stone was decorated with floral wreaths, and bears the following inscription: — "Erected to the memory of the late Tpr. H. E. Goodes, who was killed in action at Bethel, South Africa, on May 23, 1901, aged 25 years, by the residents of Jamestown and District of Belalie."
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