Gerringong Congregational Church First and Second World Wars Honour Roll
Description
Dark timber honour roll board for the First and Second World Wars, with names in gold lettering. Crosses beside names represent those who died while on service. It is located on the left hand side, as the congregation is seated, on the northern internal wall of the Gerringong Uniting Church. The Gerringong Congregational Church became the Gerringong Uniting Church on 22 June 1977. The building was established for and is used for public worship.
Inscription
Honour roll
Gerringong Congregational Church
HONOUR ROLL
WORLD WAR 1 1914-1918
[Names D. G. Campbell to W.J.Sharpe]
WORLD WAR 2 1939-1945
[Names A.J. Campbell to G.L.Williams]
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY SERVICES
[Names A. Gemmill to M. Soley]
Plaque
PRES. BY
MR & MRS O.G.SHARPE & FAMILY
IN MEMORY OF THEIR SON & BROTHER
FLT.SGT.O.L.SHARPE
WHO LOST HIS LIFE OVER COLOGNE, FRANCE
AUG.1ST. 1942
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Address
Gerringong Uniting Church
24-28 Fern Street
Gerringong NSW 2534
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Kiama, Municipality of
Setting
- Building – inside
Memorial type
- Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Vaughan WilliamsonEstablished 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 '';
}Dedication date
26 April 1953 Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45