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Aberdare Cemetery First World War Memorial Gates

Aberdare Cemetery First World War Memorial Gates
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Description / Background

Marble name plaques affixed to stone gate-posts at the entrance to the Gordon Williams Memorial Lawn Cemetery.

Note: the designation KIA/Died on this memorial refers to those Killed in action and those who died post-war to 1925.

Inscription

Left main pillar

A.I.F. [Australian Imperial Force]

[Names]

Far left pillar

Killed in Action or Died since

[Names]

Right main pillar

1914-1918

[Names]

Far right pillar

Erected by the Aberdare Memorial Committee

Opened by Mrs C. Jones and Mrs I. Villis 5th Sept. 1925. Mrs I. Vallance Secretary. Mrs S. J. Hartsorn Treasurer.

Veterans listed on this memorial

Veterans listed on this memorial

Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more
S Villis World War 1 658 view
J D Wallace World War 1 view
C Weir World War 1 view
W Wood World War 1 view
Private W G Young First World War, 1914–18 901 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Ypres Salient 1917 view

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Address
Gordon Williams Memorial Cemetery
134 Greta Street
Aberdare NSW 2325
Local Government Area
Cessnock, City of
Setting
Roadside
Memorial type
Gate/lychgate
Recorded by
Mr Rusty Priest AM, former RSL State President. Updated photographs Peter Levarre-Waters. Extended veteran information and research by Sue Simmonds.
Year of construction
1925
Dedication date
05 September 1925
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18