Henry Elijah Struthers commemorative plaque

15 October 2025

Plaque commemorating Henry Elijah Struthers, a Second World War soldier with ties to Albury. Decorated for bravery and wounded twice, he was killed in action on 2 November 1942 when 26 Battalion took part in the breakout, Operation Supercharge, during the Second Battle of El Alamein and is buried at El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.

Contributors note: "Albury War Memorial on Albury-Fairlie Road on 15th October 2025. Shows a plaque for H E Struthers."

Creator: Gail Cook

Contributor: Gail Cook

Source: Entry in the 2025 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Reference ID: CCL-PH25-GaCo-0027

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

This material has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact Christchurch City Libraries if you have any questions relating to the use of this material or wish to order a hi resolution copy for commercial purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Henry Elijah Struthers commemorative plaque

Comments

Report this entry

More from the same area

What Now dancers

Telethon audience at Town Hall

Kaiapoi Rangers raise money for Telethon

Aerobics class record attempt

Deep Freeze team at Telethon

Pearly Queen for Telethon

Applause for Telethon target

Tango at Telethon

Becca Coulbeck performs at Telethon

Alan Dale and Tracey Pearson

Woolworths staff fundraise for Telethon

The final total at Telethon

Students wrecking a car

A game of underwater pool

Southerly cloud

Pattern for stained glass window

Fiona Ciaran

Crown Crystal Glass

Hugh Proctor with glass swan

Glassblowers at work

Ballet performance at Telethon

Rodney Bryant with monkeys

Hamish Hay in Bike-a-thon