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Beechwood District Church First World War Honour Roll, Wauchope

Beechwood District Church First World War Honour Roll, Wauchope
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Description / Background

The Beechwood District Church First World War Honour Roll is a framed parchment. The names are printed down the centre of the page and are enclosed by a Norman-shaped arch, made of pieces of brown paper. The whole is presented in a decorative timber frame. 

There are 24 names printed on the roll in neat block letters. They are not in alphabetical order, suggesting the memorial was constructed during the war, rather than after it. 

The roll does not include any identification, such as a location or date. However, it does include the phrase 'Brethren pray for us', which was spoken by Paul in the King James Bible in the Text 1 Thessalonians 5.25. This indicates the memorial has a religious connection.  

Details from the veteran's military records also assist in identifying the roll. They show the soldiers were of Presbyterian or Methodist religion and most gave their home address as Beechwood or Hastings River, NSW. Beechwood was a settlement west of Wauchope, NSW, and there was a Beechwood Methodist Church. It is possible the roll originated there. 

The roll is now in storage at the Wauchope Historical Society Museum and access to it is restricted. 

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[Names]

Brethren pray for us

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
Leslie J Andrews First World War, 1914–18 view
Lieutenant Harold D Andrews First World War, 1914–18 3232 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private Charles Avis First World War, 1914–18 4564 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Corporal Harry Bartrim First World War, 1914–18 2458 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Lance Corporal John L Bubb First World War, 1914–18 6028 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Ypres Salient 1917 view
Private Reginald R Dark First World War, 1914–18 1536 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Sergeant Stephen N Dark First World War, 1914–18 1108 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private Colin Graham First World War, 1914–18 2680 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Private William Graham First World War, 1914–18 2428 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Sinai - Palestine 1916 - 1918 view
Private Robert Pead First World War, 1914–18 1981 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view

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Address
Wauchope District Historical Society Museum
2325 Oxley Highway
Wauchope NSW 2446
Local Government Area
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
Setting
Building – inside
Location status
Moved/altered
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Paper