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(Pte) Arthur Klopp
Private Arthur Klopp 1291, a Carpenter from Semaphore, South Australia, South Australia, prior to enlistment 10 September 1914, he embarked with the 16th Battalion, H Company from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914.
| Regimental number | 1291 |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, W F Klopp, Military Road, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 11-Sep-14 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, H Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action 10 August 1915 |
| Date of death | 10-Aug-15 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 55), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. | |
| The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. | |
| The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. | |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, | 80 |
| Australian War Memorial | |
| Miscellaneous information from | Parents: W.F. and Sarah KLOPP. Native of South Australia |
| cemetery records | |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli |
| Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
National Commemoration
Australian War Memorial Canberra - At the heart of the Memorial building is the Roll of Honour: a long series of bronze panels recording the names of over 102,000 members of the Australian armed forces who have died during or as a result of war service, warlike service, non-warlike service and certain peacetime operations.
Location on the Roll of Honour - Private Arthur Klopp's name is located at panel 80 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
State Commemoration
South Australia National War Memorial on North Terrace "TO THOSE WHO NOBLY STRIVING NOBLY FELL THAT WE MIGHT LIVE"
Private Arthur Klopp’s name is commemorated on the large honour rolls lining the walls of the crypt inside the South Australia National War Memorial on North Terrace, which was unveiled by the State Governor on Anzac Day 1931. Inside the crypt, bronze panels contain the names of the 5,511 South Australians who fell in the war.
Local Commemoration
The Semaphore War Memorial was dedicated in 1925 to honour all of those from the district who fought in the war, such as Private Arthur Klopp.
The Semaphore War Memorial on the Esplanade was dedicated in 1925 to honour all of those from the district who fought in the war. A temporary ‘Memorial Arch’ of wood and iron was first erected at the entrance to the Semaphore Jetty bearing the banner title, ‘For King & Empire’. On 27 April 1924, four foundation stones for the new memorial were laid at the approach to the jetty – one on behalf of the citizens of Port Adelaide district, one for the RSSILA, one on behalf of the parents of the fallen men, and one on behalf of the widows and orphans.
No doubt Private Arthur Klopp's Mother and Father William would have attended the laying of these foundation stones in 1924 – with its immediate relevance to her. The stone for the parents of those who fell, such as Private Arthur Klopp was laid by Mrs Magnus Wald. The late Magnus Wald had been owner of Glanville Hall, proprietor of the South Australian Stevedoring Company and member for Scarborough Ward 1898-00.
This foundation stone for the Semaphore War Memorial was laid at the approach to the jetty on 27 April 1924 by Mrs Magnus Wald on behalf the parents of those who fell. For Mrs Klopp, this memorial honoured her son Arthur who was Killed in Action 10 August 1915 at Gallipoli
They were also most likely among the several thousand people who attended the actual unveiling of the Semaphore War Memorial the following year.
The following year, a granite obelisk was erected on the foundation stones, with an electric ‘turret type’ clock and topped by a marble Angel of Peace with wings outspread. The local newspaper noted, “all the names of those who enlisted from the district or who made the supreme sacrifice cannot be placed on the monument” so it instead bears a simple commemorative plaque.
Semaphore & Port Adelaide RSL
For the 2015 commemoration of the Anzac Centenary, the Semaphore & Port Adelaide RSL has created a virtual Honour Board listing the names of over 2,000 local men who volunteered to serve in World War 1. Among them are counted Private Arthur Klopp from Semaphore who served in the AIF 16th Battalion in Gallipoli.
