Canterbury Public School First and Second World Wars Memorial
Description
Two-metre tall rectangular prism constructed from marble and brick, with honour roll and plaques on the sides.
Inscription
Side
Erected to the memory of our patriotic soldiers. Old boys of the Canterbury School who took part in the Great War 1914-1918.
Theirs was a greatness got from their grandsires
Theirs that so often in strife with their enemies
Struck for their hoards and their hearths and their homes.
[The Battle of Brunanburh by Alfred Lord Tennyson]
Side
This tablet is dedicated to the memory of the past pupils of this school who gave their lives in the Second World War 1939 - 1945.
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Last held rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflicts | Fate | Service No. | Service | Campaign | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Baker | World War 1 | view | |||||
| W | Barrell | World War 1 | view | |||||
| S | Bartlett | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| G | Bennett | World War 1 | view | |||||
| F | Bibo | World War 1 | view | |||||
| G | Bishop | World War 1 | view | |||||
| E | Booth | World War 1 | view | |||||
| C | Booth | World War 1 | view | |||||
| E | Boutcher | World War 1 | view | |||||
| D | Boyd | World War 1 | view |
Do you know more about this war memorial?
Address
Canterbury Public School
44 Church Street
Canterbury NSW 2193
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Canterbury-Bankstown Council
Setting
- Building – outside
Memorial type
- Column/pillar
Recorded by
Canterbury Public School. Updated photos by Liz Burge.Established 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
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45