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World War II Honour Roll, Adelaide [B 72953] • Photograph

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Summary

World War II Honour Roll located to the west of the National War Memorial, North Terrace, Adelaide. "On these tablets are recorded the names of those men and women who enlisted in the state of South Australia to serve their King and country in the Second World War 1939 - 1945 and who paid the supreme sacrifice". It lists the names of 3,275 South Australians killed in all services during World War II. They include 20 women of all services, 1,861 men who served in the Army, 1,171 men who served in the Air Force and 216 men who served in the Navy. The memorial was unveiled by the Governor of South Australia, Sir Robert George, on Remembrance Day, 11 November 1956.

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Physical description

Photograph (digital); 5184 x 3456 pixels

Dates / Publication details

2013

Photographer

Scott, Jenny

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of War Memorial Collection

Subject

Memorials -- South Australia -- Adelaide
War memorials -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

18/02/2013

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,184 x 3,456 pixels (17.9 MP)

Size

107.67 MB

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