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Eumungerie Great War Honor Roll

Eumungerie Great War Honor Roll
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Description / Background

The Eumungerie Great War Honor Roll is an ornate marble tablet, which lists the names of 22 members of the village who served in the war. A small black cross highlights those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

The memorial consists of a white marble shield, attached to a red marble backing panel. The top of the roll is decorated with the Union Jack and Australian flags, inscribed into the marble and coloured with red and blue. 

The tablet was unveiled at the Eumubgerie Presbyterian Hall on 11 July 1923. The event was described in detail in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate on 13 July. The hall was filled with local residents, visitors, and returned soldiers from a wide area, as well as school children. The chairman was Mr G. J. Thompson and the tablet was unveiled by Mrs C. W. Brown Senr. of Branston, one of the oldest residents of the district and mother of two sons away at the war. Later in the ceremony, secretary of the Eumungerie Memorial Fund Mr B Brown handed over a cheque for the endowment of a bed to the Dubbo District Hospital. 

The memorial is now located in the Eumungerie Coboco RSS and ALIA Memorial Hall.

Inscription

Eumungerie 

In memory and in honour of those

who served in the Great War

1914-1918

[Names]

+ Killed

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
Corp James Austin Alderton WW1 2596 AIF view
Pte Herbert Barwick WW1 6956 AIF view
Tpr George Thomas Bassett WW1 2732 AIF view
Pte Edward Ernest Brown WW1 3051 AIF view
Sgt Henry Arthur Howie Brown WW1 3050 AIF view
Pte Ben Kenworthy Byers WW1 2299 AIF view
Pte Thuillier Lake Cardew WW1 2793 AIF France view
Lieut Hugh Patrick Christie WW1 2794 AIF view
Pte William Roy Dewhurst WW1 4764 AIF view
Pte Stanley George Foster WW1 3049 AIF France view

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Address
Eumungerie Coboco RSS and ALIA Memorial Hall
Railway Street
Eumungerie NSW 2831
Local Government Area
Dubbo Regional Council
Setting
Building – inside
Location status
Moved/altered
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Graham Wilson. Sandra M Smith.
Year of construction
1923
Dedication date
11 July 1923
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Marble