St Peters Heroes Memorial WW2 Plaque Grant Application

In 2017 the St Peters Residents Association was fortunate to receive a $4000 grant from the Veterans SA - Anzac Day Commemoration Fund for the research, preparation and fixing of bronze tablets containing the names of the fallen Great War servicemen from the then Town of St Peters onto the St Peters Heroes Memorial in St Peters Street.

The memorial, erected in 1922 by citizens of the former Town of St Peters, was one of the few Great War memorials that did not feature the names of the fallen.

On Anzac Eve 2019 the SA Governor Hieu Van Le unveiled the two plaques that are now displayed on the memorial.

The Association recently made another application for a grant to fund an additional bronze plaque.to commemorate the local service personnel who died Second World War. This plaque will be fixed to the currently blank rear face of the Memorial.

The application also includes an amount to cover the extension of the ground level lighting to illuminate the rear face.

We should know by the end of December if the application for funding has been successful, and if so, it is planned to unveil the new plaque on Remembrance Day 2024.

UPDATE JANUARY 2024 -

The Association was recently advised that the application for a grant to fund an additional bronze plaque to commemorate the local service personnel who died in the Second World War has been successful.

The Grant of $8,265 also includes the costs to extend the lighting to illuminate the rear face with the new plaque.

Research is continuing, however to date about 90 names have been identified.
This research has been made easier as the NPSP Cultural Heritage Centre holds in its collection the original WW2 St Peters Roll of Honour that was displayed in the Town Hall foyer until it was removed in the 1960s building renovations.

Further research will however be needed, as there will be others with a St Peters connection whose names do not appear on the old WW2 Roll of Honour.

UPDATE AUGUST 2024

Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia has accepted the invitation to perform the unveiling of the new Second World War plaque on Remembrance Day 11th November. The unveiling ceremony will be held at 2pm.