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Casino Circuit Great War Honor Roll

Casino Circuit Great War Honor Roll
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Description / Background

The Casino Circuit Great War Honor Roll is a polished timber board, with carved columns on either side. It was unveiled in the Casino Methodist Church in 1920, but the inscription refers to the Casino Circuit, which demonstrates that the service people listed on the roll came from the wider Casino district. The memorial was manufactured by Brown and Jolly of Lismore.

The Richmond River Express, 26 March 1920 reported, "On Sunday evening the Church honor roll will be unveiled. The church all along has had a temporary roll but this has been replaced by a permanent record of those members of the congregation that enlisted and took part in the great struggle." The Casino and Kyogle Courier, 31 March 1920 described in detail the unveiling ceremony held on 28 March. Reverend R.H. Doust was the preacher and Mr S. Pratt, who lost two sons in the conflict, unveiled the board. The account listed the 32 names of those who enlisted. A further description of the ceremony was published in the Northern Star (Lismore), 1 April 1920.

The temporary roll was described in the Express four years earlier on 24 March 1916. It was reported that on 27 March an honour roll of recruits from Casino was to be unveiled at the Methodist Church. At the time, the board listed 16 names of enlistees. It was unveiled by Mrs G.K. Imeson. 

The 1920 permanent is now located in the Casino Historical Museum.

Inscription

The Great War.
Casino Circuit Honor Roll.
[Names]
God save the King.

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Address
Casino Historical Museum
318 Walker Street
Casino NSW 2470
Local Government Area
Richmond Valley Council
Setting
Building – inside
Location status
Moved/altered
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Year of construction
1920
Dedication date
28 March 1920
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Timber