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Methodist Church Tamworth Circuit First World War Roll of Honor

Methodist Church Tamworth Circuit First World War Roll of Honor
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Methodist Church Tamworth Circuit First World War Roll of Honor, first board
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Methodist Church Tamworth Circuit First World War Roll of Honor, second board
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Description / Background

This war memorial consists of two matching timber honour boards for the First World War. They are located in the Tamworth City Uniting Church, formerly Tamworth Methodist.

The Tamworth Daily Observer, 26 July 1919, reported the trustees of the church had "decided to perpetuate the memory of the gallant men who went out from the Tamworth circuit to serve the cause of Empire and humanity." It was planned to install these boards to record the names of 160 men who served, as well as three stained glass windows. 

On Sunday 10 August, the boards and windows were unveiled and dedicated. The two honor boards were unveiled by Captain Chaplain William Mills Robson and the Reverend T. M. Alladin. The ceremony was held on the anniversary of the church, and at that stage, 140 names were recorded. The Daily Observer, 11 August 1919, described the ceremony in detail and also listed the names of those who died in the war. The names of the fallen are recorded on the brass honour roll directly below the central memorial window, located on the southern side of the church.

The windows and brass roll mentioned above are listed separately on the NSW War Memorials Register as the Tamworth Methodist Church Great War Memorial Window and Honour Roll and the Pryor Brothers Memorial Windows, Tamworth

Inscription

Both boards

Roll of Honour

Methodist - Church

Tamworth - Circuit

[Names]

They heard the call of duty

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 First World War, 1914–18 4896 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Lance Corporal C Akers First World War, 1914–18 2516 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Lance Corporal A Allsopp First World War, 1914–18 2569 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private E Barr First World War, 1914–18 6916 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
W E Bendry First World War, 1914–18 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Lance Corporal G H Berry First World War, 1914–18 1072 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Corporal A Blencowe First World War, 1914–18 3468 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
C Bluett First World War, 1914–18 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private E Bluett First World War, 1914–18 7542 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
H Bluett First World War, 1914–18 91872 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view

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Address
Tamworth City Uniting Church
144 Marius Street
Tamworth NSW 2340
Local Government Area
Tamworth Regional Council
Setting
Building – inside
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Year of construction
1919
Dedication date
10 August 1919
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Timber