The Ex-Servicewomen’s Memorial is dedicated to the women of South Australia who served in the defence of Australia during the Second World War. The memorial is adjacent to the western end of the Pathway of Honour which runs behind Government House. The memorial was unveiled by Trish Worth, Federal member for Adelaide on 20 April 1997 on behalf of the Council of United Ex-Servicewomen. Women during the Second World War undertook positions such as aircraft gunners, drivers, mechanics, nurses and radio operators. The demand for women to work during the war was argued to free up tasks normally assumed by men so they could fight on the frontline.
A memorial plaque to the Australian Army’s Special Air Services Regiment (SASR) was unveiled by South Australian Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson on the Pathway of Honour in July 2003. More than thirty-five members of former SASR positions and Vietnam War veterans attended the ceremony. Ron Milsom, Honourary Secretary of the SASR South Australian branch, commented that
The memorial honours all SASR members, particularly those who died during service with specialist regiment. The dedication would serve as a main centralised memorial for South Australian SASR personnel in giving them a foundation (The Signal, July 2003)
