Dernancourt is a north-eastern suburb of

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

, located in both

Tea Tree Gully The City of Tea Tree Gully is a local council in the Australian state of South Australia, in the outer north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide. The major business district in the city is at Modbury, where Westfield Tea Tree Plaza, the Civic Centre ...

and Port Adelaide Enfield council areas. It is approximately 10 kilometres from the Adelaide CBD.

Education

Education is provided by Dernancourt Primary School and Dernancourt Junior Primary School, located on Parsons Road.The Dernancourt Junior Primary School was incorporated into the Dernancourt Primary School circa 2012 and is now formally now as Dernancourt Primary School
"Contact Information"
, Dernancourt Schools, ''Retrieved 1 October 2009''.

Eponym

"Dernancourt" is named after the Battle of Dernancourt which took place on 28 March 1918 during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. According to historical records, South Australian soldiers, including many from the Tea Tree Gully area played a crucial part in the defence of Allied positions, with approximately 1230 Australians losing their lives in the battle. According to the City of Tea Tree Gully, the suburb was created by Richard Arthur Hobby on land owned by him. who named the suburb in recognition of the Battle of Dernancourt and our soldiers’ ultimate sacrifice.

References

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