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O'Connell First World War Memorial Avenue

O'Connell First World War Memorial Avenue
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Description / Background

This First World War memorial is an avenue of Desert Ash trees, planted along O'Connell Road from the Beaconsfield Road intersection to the O'Connell Hotel. A rock wall is located nearby with the name of the avenue.

The detailed book A Memorial to the Soldiers of O'Connell, produced by the O'Connell Village Preservation Group (ISBN:0-646-39414-2), provides excellent descriptions and biographical notes on service men and service women from the area. 

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Rock wall

O'Connell Anzac Memorial Avenue 

Lest We Forget

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
Charles Maulsbury World War 1 view
Donald McDonald World War 1 view
Herbert McRae World War 1 view
William Northcott World War 1 view
H F Pennefather World War 1 view
Wilfred Pennefather World War 1 view
William Purdon World War 1 view
Sydney Purdon World War 1 view
Leslie Purdon World War 1 view
Edith Purdon World War 1 view

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Address
O'Connell Road
O'Connell NSW 2795
Local Government Area
Oberon Shire
Setting
Roadside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Memorial avenue/Memorial tree/Memorial trees
Recorded by
O'Connell Public School. Peter Levarre-Waters.
Year of construction
1925
Dedication date
20 January 1926
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18