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Auburn Presbyterian Church First World War Honour Roll

Auburn Presbyterian Church First World War Honour Roll
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Description / Background

This large and decorative timber honour board for the First World War is fixed to a wall inside the Auburn Presbyterian Church, established in 1904. It is expertly made and features two turned columns, supporting an elegantly carved pediment. The names of 53 men from the church who enlisted in the war are printed on the board in gold lettering. The names of the 10 who died in the war are included in the main list in the centre of the board and also grouped in a separate section titled 'At rest'. Their names are accompanied by their dates of death, location, and if they were killed in action or died of wounds. 

The roll was made and presented to the church by the Mayor of Rookwood (Lidcombe), Mr William Brown. He was also an engineer/carpenter and a member of the church. It was unveiled on site on 9 December 1917 by the Mayoress, Mrs Brown. At the time of the ceremony, there were only 40 names on the roll. They were printed in the article about the unveiling, published in the Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate on 15 December

The following year, additional names were added to the board and they were unveiled in a service at the church on 3 November 1919. The names were published in the Cumberland Argus on 9 November.

Note: This memorial is not accessible to the public. 

Inscription

Lead kindly light

Amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on.

Auburn

Presbyterian Church 

In grateful recognition

[Names]

Great World War

Aug 4th 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 1918

For God, King & Country

They answered the call to duty

At rest

[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
Lance Corporal C J Anderson First World War, 1914–18 2551 Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Private J T Arnot First World War, 1914–18 5967 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1918 view
Lance Corporal Victor Arthur First World War, 1914–18 691 / 5646 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Victor Barr First World War, 1914–18 view
Thomas Barr First World War, 1914–18 view
Matthew Batey First World War, 1914–18 view
R B Brett First World War, 1914–18 view
Private W A Brown First World War, 1914–18 2828 view
Robert Bruce First World War, 1914–18 3607 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
W Campbell First World War, 1914–18 view

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Address
Auburn Presbyterian Church
29 Queen Street
Auburn NSW 2144
Local Government Area
Cumberland Council
Setting
Building – inside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Ron Inglis
Year of construction
1917
Dedication date
09 December 1917
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Timber