William Weigall

William Weigall

Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall, 1st Baronet KCMG (December 8 1874 – June 3 1952) was Governor of South Australia from 9 June 1920 until 30 May 1922.

Due to the times, many of the war memorials in country towns around South Australia were opened by him as he travelled around the state, it being only a few years after the end of World War I. These include laying the foundation stone at Burra, unveiling the memorial at Hallett, and opening the new tennis courts at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre in Adelaide.

Weigall Oval in the suburb of Plympton, and Weigall (formerly "Woolshed Flat") along the River Murray were both named in his honour.


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