100 years of Remembrance Day

“Ten thousand miles from here their bones are laid; But yet their spirits live with us and shine. This stone records their sacrifice divine And proves to all their glory shall not fade. No! Shall not fade. Each year as time goes on some tender hand shall deck this stone with flowers, in memory of these noble men of ours – in memory of their duty nobly done.”

Ode to the Soldiers’ Memorial at Magill, November 1920.

On 14 November 1920, Brigadier General Leane unveiled the Magill Soldiers’ Memorial. The Last Post played as the Brigadier uncovered the white marble, revealing the names of 33 local soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice.

The monument originally stood on the grounds of Magill School (now Pepper Street Arts Centre). In 1956, it was relocated to its present site on the corner of Magill and Penfold Roads.

Today we remember all those who fought and died to keep us free.