Wickham Soldiers' Memorial
Description
Tapered granite column with First World War honour roll engraved on three sides. The memorial is located on the northern side of Wickham Park facing Albert Street.
Inscription
Front middle:
This memorial was erected by the citizens of Wickham in honour of the heroes from the Municipality who nobly fell fighting for the Empire's cause against Prussian aggression in the Great War 1914-15, 16-17-18.
Unveiled on Empire Day 24th May 1916 by Mrs G.W. Jenne, Mayoress 1916.
Front base:
This foundation stone was laid 26th February 1916 by Mrs S. Brown, Mayoress S. Brown Esq. J.P. W.M. Shedden, Mayoress. P. Fleming Joint [illeg.]
Re-dedicated1973 J. Carr, President.
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Campaign | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O | Anderson | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| N G | Barrett | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| D S | Begbie | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| W | Boucher | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| H | Brien | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| R | Butters | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| A J | Campbell | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| V | Camps | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| A H | Clark | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| J D | Condon | World War 1 | KIA | view |
Address
Albert Street,
Wickham Park,
Wickham NSW 2293
Local Government Area
- Newcastle, City of
Setting
- Garden/park
Memorial type
- Column/pillar
Recorded by
Mr Robert McLardyEstablished date
26 February 1916Established Date format:
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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:
1916-05-24Dedication date
24 May 1916 Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18
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