On Friday 30 July 1915, three trees were planted at the Mount Pleasant School by “Mr. Thomson, Mr. Tamblyn (head teacher), an Read more [...]
Brooklyn Park Boulevard of Honour
Place Category: South Australia
-
Profile
The Brooklyn Park Boulevard of Honour was planted in 1995 to commemorate fifty years since the end of World War Two. This Avenue of Honour is located on Sir Donald Bradman Drive, in Brooklyn Park, South Australia. 227 mostly London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) and some Celtis trees were planted. The Boulevard was established as part of the “Australia Remembers, 1945-1995” program organised by the Federal Government.
More information about the Boulevard can be found at the Virtual War Memorial Australia and Monuments Australia website.
Each tree has an individual memorial plaque set into the pavement dedicated to a person or group of people who served in World War Two:
KEN AISTROPE
ARMY
1940-1945WILLIAM ALLEN
R.A.A.F
1942-1946ARTHUR ANDREWARTHA
ARMY
1942-1945GEORGE ASH
ARMY
1941-1945JOHN AULD
ARMY
1941-1945JACK BACCHUS
ARMY
1943-1947ROBERT BAILES
R.A.A.F.
1941-1945ALFRED BATTY
ARMY
1940-1946LES BELL
R.A.A.F
1942-1946GEORGE BOMNAR
ARMY
1942-1946JACK BRITTAIN
R.A.A.F.
1941-1942JACK BUSS
ARMY
1940-1942BOB BUSS
ARMY
1941-1945ANTHONY CHITERON
NAVY
1941-1946WILLIAM CROXTON
ARMY
1940-1945RONALD CUSTANCE
AIRFORCE
1944-1945BERNARD DAVEY
ARMY
1939-1945JACK DAVEY
R.A.A.F.
1943-1946LEN DAVEY
AIRFORCE
1940-1946JACK DEACON
ARMY
1941-1946JAMES DISHER
R.A.A.F.
1942-1945THEO DODGSON
ARMY
1943-1946ROY DRY
AIRFORCE
1942-1946JOHN DWYER
ARMY
1941-1946NOEL EASTWOOD
ARMY
1943-1946DEEN EDWARDS
AIRFORCE
1942-1946RONALD EDWARDS
R.A.A.F.
1943-1946BILL FISHER
AIRFORCE
1945-1946RAY FLANIGAN
NAVY
1943-1946HUGH FOREMAN
AIRFORCE
1942-1946RAYMOND FORRESTAL
ARMY
1942-1946MAY GILLING
ARMY
1941-1946VIN GOGAN
ARMY
1940-1945KEN GOODEN
AIRFORCE
1942-1945GEORGE GRAHAM
ARMY
1940-1945FRANK GRAHAM
ARMY
1945-1947KEVIN GRAHAM
AIRFORCE
1943-1946DOUGLAS HALL
AIRFORCE
1942-1946DON HALLIDAY
ARMY
1942-1946KENNETH HAMANN
ARMY
1939-1945NORMA HARRIS
ARMY
1943-1944GWENDOLINE HENDERSON
ARMY
1940-1945MAY HAY
ARMY
1940-1945RAY HENSCHKE
AIRFORCE
1942-1945MORRIS HILL
ARMY
1942-1946ROBERT HOGBEN
ARMY
1942-1945CHARLES HUCKEL
AIRFORCE
1943-1946HARRY HUNT
AIRFORCE
1942-1945LAWRENCE HUSSIN
NAVY
1942-1946ROSS KEAST
ARMY
1941-1945GEORGE INGUELL
ARMY
1940-1944RAY KEAST
ARMY
1941-1945CRISPIN KELLIE
AIRFORCE
1942-1946ERIC KELLY
AIRFORCE
1945-1946BASIL KELLY
ARMY
1939-1945NORMA LINDSAY
AIRFORCE
1942-1945SYDNEY MALEY
ARMY & AIRFORCE
1941-1944WILLIAM MALEY
AIRFORCE
1939-1944HOWARD MAY
ARMY
1939-1949ALEXANDER McBEATH
ARMY
1942-1945MERVYN McCOY
NAVY
1942-1945RON McCUBBIN
ARMY
1940-1945MAXWELL McNAMARA
ARMY
1940-1946BRIAN MEGINS
ARMY
1940-1945JOSEPH MICHAEL
ARMY
1941-1946ROBERT MITCHELL
NAVY
1940-1946THOMAS MOODY
ARMY
1941-1945RONALD MOORE
AIRFORCE
1943-1946BERNIE MUNDY
AIRFORCE
1945NOEL AMOS
ARMY
1942-1945JACK BROWN
R.A.A.F.
1940-1948IAN CHALMERS
R.A.A.F.
1941-1945BABS CHALMERS
ARMY
1941-1945BOB COWPER
R.A.A.F.
1940-1945FRANK DAVEY
R.A.N.
1942-1945ERIC DAY
R.A.A.F.
1943-1945ARTHUR FREER
R.A.A.F.
1939-1942ALFRED GALE
ARMY
1941-1945LAURIE GILLESPIE
ARMY
1942-1945GEOFF GRANTHAM
R.A.N.
1941-1945ERNEST GRUNERT
R.A.N.
1940-1945KEITH HALL
ARMY
1942-1946EDWARD HEWLETT
ARMY
1941-1945VICTOR HILL
R.A.A.F.
1941-1945BILL ISAACSON
ARMY
1941-1945KEITH JORDAN
R.A.A.F.
1943-1945KEN LINDSAY
ARMY
1941-1945BILL MAUDLIN
R.A.A.F.
1939-1945FRED McGEE
ARMY
1941-1945JAMES McGOVERN
ARMY
1942-1946JOHN McGOVERN
R.A.A.F.
1943-1945MARGARET McGOVERN
W.A.A.A.F.
1942-1946NICHOLAS McGOVERN
ARMY
1942-1945JACK McKENNA
R.A.A.F.
1939-1945REG MILLER
R.A.A.F.
1942-1945WARWICK MOULD
ARMY
1941-1945EDGAR NOBLETT
ARMY
1941-1945FRANK NORTON
ARMY
1940-1945JOHN O’CALLAGHAN
ARMY
1941-1945COLIN O’ LOUGHLIN
R.A.A.F.
1941-1945HARRY PAPPEN
ARMY
1941-1945ROBERT PEARSON
R.A.N.
1941-1945DOUG PHILLIPS
R.A.N.R.
1940-1946LES PORTLOCK
ARMY
1942-1946KELVIN PRESCOTT
R.A.A.F.
1941-1945RONALD PROVIS
ARMY
1939-1945STAN RICHARDSON
ARMY
1941-1945ARTHUR ROBERTSON
ARMY
1940-1944GEORGE ROBERTSON
OAM
R.A.A.F.
1940-1946JIM RUSSELL
ARMY
1940-1945JIM SIMM
R.A.N.R.
1943-1946FRANK SINCOCK
ARMY
1940-1945TOM SINCOCK
ARMY
1940-1945CORA SINCLAIR
ARMY
1942-1946BRUCE SINCLAIR
ARMY
1940-1962ALBERT SNELL
ARMY
1942-1945LEN SNELL
ARMY
1941-1945CLAUDE SOWTON
R.A.A.F.
1939-1945JAMES STACEY
ARMY
1943-1946ROSS STAGG
R.A.A.F.
1941-1945ROSS STANFORD
R.A.A.F.
1939-1946ALAN STARKEY
ARMY
1942-1946ROY THREDGOLD
ARMY
1939-1945CLIFF TODD
R.A.N.
1942-1946IVOR TUCKEY
ARMY
1941-1945THOMAS WATKINS
R.A.A.F.
1940-1942HARRY WATTS
ARMY
1940-1945PHIL WINTON
ARMY
1939-1945DOUGLAS WALLIS
NAVY
1942-1946EDWARD WELDEN
ARMY
1939-1944JACK WELLINGTON
ARMY
1939-1946GEORGE WHITE
ARMY
1943-1946GRAHAM WHITE
ARMY
1943-1945LES WHITE
AIRFORCE
1942-1946DOUGLAS WHITMAN
NAVY
1940-1947ARCHIBALD WHITMAN
NAVY
1939-1945HARRY WILLIAMSON
ARMY
1940-1946Can you help to find out more?
Does the avenue/commemoration planting still exist?
Who is commemorated? (if known).
CLICK HERE to tell us more.
-
More Info
* Name (Original Database):Brooklyn Park
* Street:Sir Donald Bradman Dr
* Town:Brooklyn Park
* Details:Between Adelaide Airport and South Rd.
* Original Features:Double row of trees.
* OP:227
* AP:227
* Species:Mostly London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) some Celtis
* Species (modified):Mostly London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) some Celtis
* Plaques:Trees have individual plaques.
-
Photos
-
Map