Adelaide – North Terrace plaque
As part of South Australia’s 150th birthday celebrations in 1986, a series of “SA Greats” plaques was laid along Adelaide’s North Terrace cultural boulevard to commemorate the contribution of 169 eminent South Australians.
The inscription reads:
SMITH
SIR KEITH SMITH KBE
1890 – 1955
SIR ROSS SMITH KBE MC* DFC** AFC
1892-1922
PILOTS ON FIRST ENGLAND –
AUSTRALIA FLIGHT 1919
SPONSOR: AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES
Photo courtesy of Helen Stein.