South Australian National War Memorial

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Key information

Memorial Name:

Address:

North Terrace
Adelaide SA 5000
Australia

Conflicts:

First World War, 1914–18

Dedication Date:

25 April 1931

Memorial Designer:

Rayner Hoff

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Last updated: 22 December 2022

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Private Sarn Singh on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial

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Pte Nain Singh Sailani, 44th Battalion, Pte Sarn Singh, 43rd Battalion, and Pte Desanda Singh, 3rd Light Horse, AIF

In June 1917, Private Nain Singh Sailani and Private Sarn Singh were killed in action on the Western Front.

Author: Australian War Memorial

Studio portrait of 14609 Private (Pte) Oscar Leonard Godlee, 9th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC), AIF. 1916

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Private Oscar Leonard Godlee, 9th Australian Field Ambulance, AIF

Oscar Godlee was born in Beltana in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia on the 21st of June 1895. He was the fourth son of Arthur and Eliza Godlee.

Author: Australian War Memorial

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'Spirit of Sacrifice' - National Soldiers Memorial, Adelaide

In 1919, the South Australian government decided that the state needed a memorial to commemorate the Victory of the Great War 1914-1918, the supreme and personal sacrifice of th

Author: Faithe