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Armidale School Old Boys and Masters Great War Memorial Gates

Armidale School Old Boys and Masters Great War Memorial Gates
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Armidale School Old Boys and Masters Great War Memorial Gates
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Armidale School Old Boys and Masters Great War Memorial Gates, close up of roll of honour
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Armidale School Old Boys and Masters Great War Memorial Gates, right-hand side gate next to roll of honour
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Description / Background

These memorial gates are located at the Douglas Street entrance to The Armidale School (T.A.S.). They include a small, single gate for pedestrians and a larger, double-gate for vehicles. The gates are made from iron and feature the letters 'T.A.S.' in the metalwork. They are hung on large brick pillars, which frame the driveway. On the pillar on the southern side of the driveway is a metal honour roll, commemorating students and teachers from the school who were killed in action during the First World War.

The gates were designed/made by F.G. Castleden of Newcastle, NSW. They were dedicated by Armidale's Anglican Bishop Moyes on 30 January 1936. The Armidale Express, 31 January 1936, described the gates and dedication ceremony in detail, and listed the names of those inscribed. The roll may have been repositioned on the pillar since this time.

Inscription

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. 

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, 

We will remember them"

Old Boys and Masters of

The Armidale School

killed in the Great War 

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
Lieutenant L N L Tindal First World War, 1914–18 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1918 view
Lieutenant O W Tooth First World War, 1914–18 475 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
J Willis First World War, 1914–18 view
Lieutenant H V Woodford First World War, 1914–18 view
Gunner H E Wren First World War, 1914–18 5909 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view

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Address
The Armidale School
87 Douglas Street
Armidale NSW 2350
Local Government Area
Armidale Regional Council
Setting
Roadside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Gate/lychgate
Recorded by
Bill Wembridge. Updated photos, description and veterans list from Graham Wilson.
Year of construction
1935–1936
Dedication date
30 January 1936
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Brick