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Memorial Magill Soldiers Memorial Address Corner of Magill Road and Penfold Road, Magill Background Information The Magill Soldiers Memorial is a white marble monument comprising an obelisk, mounted on a pedestal of granite. At the base of the obelisk, superimposed in marble, are the Australian and British flags. Brigadier-General R.L. Leane unveiled the memorial on the 14 November 1920. Raymond Lionel Leane was a decorated First World War (Great War) commander. He was one of the first men ashore at Anzac Cove and was twice wounded at Gallipoli, including a wound to the head received when an enemy shell struck him following the successful attack on an enemy position that became known as Leane's Trench. In 1925, he was appointed the Chief Commissioner of Police in South Australia. Following the end of World War II, an additional plaque commemorating those who served during this conflict was added to the memorial. Student Activities On Site The memorial was first erected in the former Magill Primary School, which is now the site of the Pepper St Art Centre and Community Studio. It was moved to its present site, in the present Magill Primary School in 1956. The memorial was restored and rededicated in 1966. (1) What two wars are commemorated on the Magill Soldiers Memorial? By checking the inscriptions on the Magill Soldiers Memorial in which years did these conflicts begin and end? Hint: World War II dates are partly surrounded by a wreath. During The Great War (World War I) - 1914-1919 World War II - 1939 – 1945 (2) Complete the following inscription found on the side of the monument facing the Magill intersection. ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF MAGILL FOR SOLDIERS WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1919 31
(3) How many soldiers whose names appear on the monument lost their lives during the First World War? How many others had died by 1920 from the effects of war? Assuming these figures were reflected throughout Australia, how many Australians might have lost their lives as a result of the effects of war by 1920. To assist in your calculations 60,000 Australians lost their lives during the Great War. 29 died during the war and 5 due to the effects of war. 5/29 X 60,000 = Approx 10,335 would have potentially died by the end of 1920 due to the effects of war if these figures represented a national trend. (4) How many surnames appear more than once on the Magill Soldiers Memorial? List these names. Note the initials of the family with the surname starting with K. These will be used for further research when you return to the classroom. The four family names that appear twice are CRABB, JURY, KENNEDY and MAIN. The Kennedy’s initials are S.C. and R. Classroom (5) Both the Australian and British flags appear on the monument. Why would the flag of another country appear on an Australian war memorial? Whilst an independent country, Australia was still a part of the British Empire in the early 20 th century. Given its colonial history, in 1914 Australia, still had strong political, social, cultural, military and commercial ties with Great Britain. A sense of Australian nationalism was still emerging and many Australians still saw themselves as British and looked to the mother country for leadership, recognition and support. The epitaph, chosen by one South Australian mother after the war, which appears on a grave marker at Gallipoli, reads, “He died like a Britisher”. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwone/australia_02.shtml (6) List some reasons why so many Australians were willing to enlist to serve in the First World War? There were many reasons soldiers enlisted. Some of these include: Loyalty to the British Empire. The desire for adventure. The result of friends or relatives joining up. The chance of overseas travel. 32
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