Boomi and District Public Honour Roll - The Great War
Description
The WW1 memorial board is in the Boomi Memorial Hall. It was erected in memory of those who served in 'The Great War'.
The 71 names listed on the board, have connections with Boomi and the surrounding locality.
There are 31 veterans with a Boomi connection listed on their service records, 17 veterans with connections with the surround areas and 17 veterans' names on the memorial with no clear connection to Boomi. Also listed on the memorial there is 6 rejected volunteers for the WW1 conflict.
Also see: the Boomi Memorial Stone Gate (and Hall)
Inscription
1914 The Great War 1919
Boomi and District.
Public Honour Roll.
For King and Country.
[list of names]
+ Signifies Life Laid Down
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Unit | Campaign | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | F J | Alexander | World War 1 | 6877 | AIF | 3rd Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement | France | view | |
| Private | P J | Allen | World War 1 | 6027 | AIF | 19th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement | France | view | |
| Private | G H W | Allison | World War 1 | KIA 06.06.1917 | 2273 | AIF | 33rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement | France | view |
| J | Bennett | World War 1 | view | ||||||
| Private | C | Bird | World War 1 | 6709 | AIF | 8th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement | France | view | |
| Private | R E | Brumpton | World War 1 | 6958 | AIF | 4th Battalion | France | view | |
| Lance Corporal | J | Burling | World War 1 | 1953 | AIF | 33rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement | France | view | |
| Private | E | Burling | World War 1 | 1316 | AIF | 33rd Battalion, D Company | France | view | |
| W | Campbell | World War 1 | view | ||||||
| Lieutenant | Hugh | Carrigan | World War 1 | KIA 02.11.1917 | 55 | AIF | 113th Australian Howitzer Battery | France | view |
Address
22 Bishop Street
Boomi NSW 2405
Location/surrounding area
Boomi Memorial Hall [-28.7236432,149.5795244]Recorded by
Ronald L McIntoshEstablished date
15th November 1921Established Date format:
$e_original_date = $entity->field_established['und'][0][value];
if (!empty($e_original_date)) {
$changed_date = strtotime($e_original_date);
$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
print '';
}Conflict/s
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