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St Matthew's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Wingham

St Matthew's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Wingham
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St Matthew's Anglican Church
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Marble Tablet 1 - names A-E
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Marble Tablet 2 - names E-L
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Marble Tablet 3 - names L-S
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Marble Tablet 4 - names S-W
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St Matthew's Anglican Church sign
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Description / Background

An honour roll inscribed over four slabs of marble, set within the lych gate at the entrance to St Matthew's Anglican Church, Wingham. The gate was built with the purpose of housing the rolls. They detail 139 names of town and district soldiers.

On 19 September 1919, Mrs Machin, honorary treasurer and Reverend H. Kitley of the Church of England, Parish of Wingham, advertised for the public to contribute to the honour roll to be erected at the gateway of the church. A month later, the Parochial Council and Women's Guild of the Church of England decided to establish a lych gate with attached marble rolls for the whole parish. The design and plans for the whole construction to be worked out by James Chambers of Killabah sawmills. The cost of the work to be met by donations.

The unveiling took place on Wednesday 12 November 1919. The Wingham Chronicle, 14 November 1919 described the lych gate and the ceremony undertaken by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle. 

Inscription

Marble Tablet 1:

HONOUR ROLL

Great War

[Names A-E]

Marble Tablet 2:

HONOUR ROLL

Church of England

[Names E-L]

Marble Tablet 3:

HONOUR ROLL

Wingham Parish

[Names L-S]

Marble Tablet 4:

HONOUR ROLL

1914/1919

[Names S-Y]

Munitions Workers

[Names]

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
Private S F Abbott World War 1 3056 AIF view
Private G W Abbott World War 1 3792 AIF view
Private T L Amos World War 1 2301 AIF view
Private R M Baly World War 1 59120 AIF view
Private A Betts World War 1 1061 AIF view
Driver C M Bird World War 1 2151 AIF view
Private L C Bird World War 1 2561/3107 AIF Hindenburg Line, France view
Private H H Bishop World War 1 1074 AIF view
Private W J Bishop World War 1 2577 AIF view
Private L C V Bosanquet World War 1 3021 AIF view

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Address
7-11 Bent Street
Wingham NSW 2429
Local Government Area
Mid-Coast Council
Setting
Building – outside
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Graham Wilson OAM
Year of construction
1919
Dedication date
12 November 1919
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18