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Pearces Creek First World War Honour Roll

Pearces Creek First World War Honour Roll
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Description / Background

This war memorial is a polished timber honour roll, decorated at the top with paintings of the crossed Union Jack and Australian flags. It lists 29 members of the Pearce's Creek community who served in the First World War. Their names are printed neatly in gold lettering, with those who made the supreme sacrifice highlighted in a separate box.

On 12 July 1916, the Northern Star reported an honour roll had been unveiled in the Pearce's Creek Hall by Mr J. Gettens, who was the Public School teacher. The roll was already inscribed with 16 names, and it was expected more would be added.

The roll described in the article is not the version currently hanging in the hall. The names on the current roll are listed in alphabetical order, indicating it was unveiled after the war finished. It is not known what happened to the original roll. 

Access inside the hall to view the roll is restricted by its opening hours. Also on site is the matching Booyong Pearce's Creek Second World War and Vietnam Honour Roll

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Inscription

Pearces Creek

1914 Honour Roll 1919

In memoriam

[Names]

[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 H G Pearson First World War, 1914–18 2381 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private L Pearson First World War, 1914–18 3590 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1918 view
Driver W Pearson First World War, 1914–18 4274 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Driver A Semple First World War, 1914–18 2697 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private W Smith First World War, 1914–18 217 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private W Sneath First World War, 1914–18 4581 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Ypres Salient 1917 view
Sergeant W H Trevillien First World War, 1914–18 10225 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private F Truelove First World War, 1914–18 3233 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Private C Wilkinson 2756 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view

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Address
Pearces Creek Hall
40 Pearces Creek Hall Road
Pearces Creek NSW 2477
Local Government Area
Ballina Shire
Setting
Building – inside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Graham Wilson. Pearces Creek Public School.
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Timber