TitleMonument, DarwinDate taken1928DescriptionSir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Obelisk, Pt. Darwin. Inscription on one side of the monument states: Captain Sir Ross Smith KBE, MC, OFC, AFC. Australian Flying Corps. AIF. Lieutenant Sir Keith Smith KBE. Sergeant JM Bennett APM, Australian Flying Corps, AIF, Sergeant WH Shiers AFM, Australian Flying Corps. AIF. The monument stands at Fannie Bay and was unveiled in 1923. The reverse side of the monument has the following inscription: Erected by The Commonwealth of Australia to commemorate the landing at Port Darwin of the first aerial flight from England 10th December 1919.
