Subject:

Greek Genocide in Pontus region

Type of Memorial:

Memorial plaque

Location:

82 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Location Description:

Memorial wall of the Migration Museum of South Australia

Dedication Date:

20 December 2008

Sponsors:

Pontian Brotherhood of South Australia

Inscriptions:

This plaque is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of Pontic Greeks who died between 1914 and 1923 as genocidal victims of the Ottoman Empire. Tens of thousands more suffered on death marches when they were expelled from their homes and lands. Their descendants have spread to over 30 countries. There are some 50,000 living in Australia.
Lest we forget
South Australia 2008

Comments:

Grammatical error: "genocidal victims" should read "genocide victims".

Death marches conducted during the deportations of Ottoman Greeks were in fact a primary method of physical destruction and not, as suggested in the inscription, a supplementary practice with the objective of mere expulsion.