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Orange Methodist Church First World War Roll of Honor

Orange Methodist Church First World War Roll of Honor
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Description / Background

The Orange Methodist Church First World War Roll of Honor is made of polished Queensland maple. It has a Norman shaped pediment at the top, with small supporting shelves at the top and bottom. There are curved columns on each side of the names. The names of 66 Methodist soldiers and nurses who had enlisted in the war from the Circuit are listed on the board. Their names are written in gold over three columns and a cross indicates those who made the supreme sacrifice. Printed towards the top of the board is the phrase 'In causa libertatis' meaning 'In favour of freedom or liberty'.

The roll was unveiled at a military service at the church on the evening of 16 November 1919 by Chaplain Captain Wilson, in front of a full congregation. The Senior Circuit Steward Mr Frank P. Carr gave a toast to the "Returned Soldiers and Sailors" and Mr N. Lee Martin, a returned soldiers and a local preacher, responded. A full report of the service was published in The Methodist on 29 November 1919. 

The roll is available for viewing when the church is open to the public for services. 

An earlier Methodist roll of honour was unveiled by Mr Thomas Warburton on 10 September 1916. The Leader (Orange), 13 September 1916 described the unveiling of the memorial before a large congregation. The memorial contained the names of the Methodists who had enlisted to that date: Carl Warburton, Victor Bennett, Ernest Goode, Ernest Nicholls, Lancelot Nicol, Thomas Vaughan, Horace Willis, Eric Wenban, Bertram Wenban, George Goode, Wallace Warburton, Arnold Higgins, Stanley Wills, Garnet Bennett, James Thompson, Henry James, Gilbert Pearce, Charles Hodgkinson and Stanley Holland. To date (June 2024) this memorial has not been located.

Inscription

Orange Methodist Church

In causa liberatis

Roll of Honor
1914 1918

[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
Gunner ES Albon First World War, 1914–18 32707 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private HH Argall First World War, 1914–18 2330 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Private PE Argall First World War, 1914–18 5292 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
A Bargwanna First World War, 1914–18 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private JE Bell First World War, 1914–18 4019 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Private WJ Bennett First World War, 1914–18 5786 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Staff Nurse GE Boon First World War, 1914–18 Australian Army Nursing Service view
Lieutenant R. Boyer First World War, 1914–18 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private SJ Buttle First World War, 1914–18 67964 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private V Clift First World War, 1914–18 2982 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view

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Address
Orange Uniting Church
217 Anson Street
Orange NSW 2800
Local Government Area
Orange, City of
Setting
Building – inside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Year of construction
1919
Dedication date
16 November 1919
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Timber