Hawkesbury Agricultural College Soldiers Memorial Hall and Rolls of Honour, University of Western Sydney Middle Image Image Image Image Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background During the First World War, the Hawkesbury Agricultural College formed a Comforts Fund for the benefit of students at the front. At the end of the war £300 was left and that money, together with over £200 raised by the Old Boys' Union, was used to fund the building of the Soldiers Memorial Hall. The hall was officially opened by Minister for Agriculture H.V.C. Thorby on 12 December 1928. At the ceremony, two rolls of honour located inside the hall were also unveiled. Inscription Hall facade 1928 Memorial Hall Roll 1 1914 1919 Roll of Honour Erected to the memory of College men who died on active service [130 names] Their name liveth for evermore. Roll 2 1914 1919 Roll of Honour Erected as a tribute to College men who went on active service 1914-1919 [581 names] Their name liveth for evermore. Related links PLOUGHSHARES AND SWORDS (21 Dec 1928) Veterans listed on this memorial Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address University of Western Sydney Hawkesbury Campus Science Road Richmond NSW 2753 Local Government Area Hawkesbury, City of Memorial type Board/roll/plaque/tablet Building Recorded by University Archivist Cathie Lester Year of construction 1928 Dedication date 12 December 1928 Conflict/s First World War, 1914–18