St Matthew's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Wingham Middle Image Image Image Image Image Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next 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] Related links CHURCH OF ENGLAND HONOR ROLL. (17 Oct 1919) PERSONAL. (31 Oct 1919) Advertising (7 Nov 1919) Church of England Honor Roll (14 Nov 1919) Veterans listed on this memorial Veterans listed on this memorial Sort by Family nameGiven nameWar Order AscDesc Items per page 1050100- All - Apply Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more Corporal W V Earl World War 1 378 AIF view Private A C Earle World War 1 7054 AIF view Corporal T C Edwards World War 1 300 AIF view Private A W Edwards World War 1 3310 AIF view Private L E Edwards World War 1 751 AIF view LCorp C Elbourne World War 1 1105 AIF view Private A Elbourne World War 1 1117 AIF France view Private A G Elbourne World War 1 2062 AIF view Private F J V Ferguson World War 1 6796 AIF view Gunner R S Ford World War 1 11063 AIF view Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar 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