National War Memorial South Australia

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National War Memorial, Adelaide, South Australia

Key information

Memorial Name:

National War Memorial South Australia

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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Contributors

Faithe Jones

Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Faithe Jones

Faithe Jones

Brian Rowe

Henry C Moulds

Last updated: 21 November 2023

Stories

Studio portrait of 2257 Corporal (Cpl) Harry Burgan Slee AWM P09291.077

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Corporal Harry Burgan Slee, 50th Battalion, AIF

Harry Slee was born on 13 July 1897 in Yelta, Victoria.

Author: Australian War Memorial

Private Thomas Francis Lynch, 32nd Battalion, AIF AWM H06083

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Private Thomas Francis Lynch, 32nd Battalion, AIF

Thomas Lynch was born around 1898 in Adelaide.

Author: Australian War Memorial

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

National Soldiers Memorial Adelaide

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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 sacri

Author: Faithe Jones

Photos

National War Memorial, Adelaide, South Australia

Author: Brian Rowe

National War Memorial, Adelaide, South Australia

Author: Brian Rowe

National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australia

Author: Brian Rowe

Hearts of men

Author: Henry C Moulds

not graven in stone but enshrined for all time in the

Author: Henry C Moulds

Their glory survives in everlasting remembrance

Author: Henry C Moulds

1914 * Men of ANZAC * 1918

Author: Henry C Moulds

The fourteenth section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The thirteenth section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The twelfth section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The eleventh section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The tenth section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The ninth section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The eighth section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The seventh section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The sixth section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The fifth section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The fourth section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The third section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The second section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The first section of the South Australian Roll of Honour

Author: Henry C Moulds

The bronze lion, crowned with the Imperial crown, is the symbol of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Author: Henry C Moulds

The Fountain of Compassion, fed from the mouth of a bronze lion. The murmur and movement of the water, being ceaseless, typifies the constant flow of memories of the heroes the memorial honours.

Author: Henry C Moulds

Lines from John Oxenham’s poem, ‘Hail! And Farewell’: ALL HONOR GIVE TO THOSE WHO NOBLY STRIVING, NOBLY FELL THAT WE MIGHT LIVE.

Author: Henry C Moulds

The Spirit of Womanhood

Author: Henry C Moulds

Close up of the Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine stonework

Author: Henry C Moulds

The western end of the Memorial, acknowledging Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine

Author: Henry C Moulds

The student, the farmer and the girl

Author: Henry C Moulds

The Spirit of Sacrifice

Author: Henry C Moulds

Close up of the France and Belgium stonework

Author: Henry C Moulds

Eastern end of the Memorial, acknowledging France and Belgium

Author: Henry C Moulds

The spirit carries on its left arm the limp figure of a dead hero, while in its right hand it holds the cross-like sword, now in its scabbard.

Author: Henry C Moulds

The winged spirit symbolising the attributes of Womanhood, tender maternal compassion, sacrifice of son and lover, and her power of resistance under strain.

Author: Henry C Moulds

The student, the farmer and the girl have dropped the emblems of their craft and turn to the vision of the Spirit of Sacrifice

Author: Henry C Moulds

The dedication statement

Author: Henry C Moulds

The spirit of Duty, bearing in its hands a sword shaped as a cross, the symbol of battle and sacrifice. The group in front is symbolic of the youth of the community.

Author: Henry C Moulds

National War Memorial South Australia

Author: Henry C Moulds

National War Memorial South Australia

Author: Henry C Moulds

Adelaide National War Memorial

Author: Henry C Moulds

Rear of Adelaide National War Memorial

Author: Henry C Moulds

Adelaide National War Memorial

Author: Henry C Moulds

Adelaide National War Memorial

Author: Henry C Moulds

Author: Faithe Jones

Author: Faithe Jones

Author: Faithe Jones

Author: Faithe Jones

Author: Faithe Jones

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