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Bangalow-Clunes Great War Honour Roll and Memorial Sculpture

Bangalow-Clunes Great War Honour Roll and Memorial Sculpture
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Bangalow-Clunes Great War Honour Roll
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Bangalow-Clunes Great War Honour Roll, close-up of names
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Description / Background

Outside the entrance to Bangalow RSL Memorial Hall is a bronze bust of a First World War soldier. It was conceived and created by sculptor Susan Kaden, working from her studio in Huonbrook. The statue is mounted on a plinth, made of stone from Tregeagle, created by stonemason Albie Hartnett of Possum Creek. 

Funds for the sculpture were provided by the Armistice Centenary Grant, which stipulated the artwork must represent a typical First World War soldier. Kaden modelled the bust on Private Patrick Bugden, who attended the Bangalow Public School from 1903 to 1905. He was killed in action on 28 September 1917 and posthumously received the Victoria Cross for his gallantry.

Inside the hall is a simple timber honour roll, also for the First World War. At the top of the board is a green banner, which highights the inscription and displays the end year of the war as 1919, rather than 1918. The names are printed in gold in five columns, with a separate section in the fifth column for Prisoners of War.

The roll was designed and made by Stuart Pratley of Bangalow and the names were researched over a three-year period by Colin Draper, a member of the Bangalow RSL.

Both memorials were unveiled and dedicated on 28 September 2019 by Justine Elliott MP and Major Warren Walsh of the 41st Battalion.

Access to the honour roll is restricted to the opening hours of the hall. 

Inscription

THE GREAT WAR 1914–1919

BANGALOW-CLUNES DISTRICT

FOR YOUR TOMORROWS THESE GAVE THEIR TODAY

[Names]

POW

[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 R J Ainsworth First World War, 1914–18 4973 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Private J Akers First World War, 1914–18 3105 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Ypres Salient 1917 view
Private J C Alcorn First World War, 1914–18 3346 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1918 view
Private C D Alexander First World War, 1914–18 2528 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Private C L Ansbacher First World War, 1914–18 3498 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1918 view
Corporal S A Archer First World War, 1914–18 564 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1918 view
Private J Archibald First World War, 1914–18 5524 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Private W H Armfield First World War, 1914–18 2382 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1918 view
Private T B Armfield First World War, 1914–18 4444 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Lance Corporal T J M Armstrong First World War, 1914–18 3003 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1918 view

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Address
Bangalow RSL Memorial Hall
13-15 Station Street
Bangalow NSW 2479
Local Government Area
Byron Shire
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Statue/sculpture/artwork
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Year of construction
2019
Dedication date
28 September 2019
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Bronze
Timber