Morpeth District War Memorial
Description
A tapered, square and stepped sandstone pillar. The four sides of the pillar contain marble tablets inscribed with the Great War honor roll, and the base has three smaller plaques attached. The memorial is located outside the former Morpeth Courthouse, which is now a museum.
Inscription
Honor Roll tablets
For King & Country
[Names]
North face - base
Erected in Honor of the men of this district who voluntarily served in the Great War 1914-1919
West face - base
In memory of those who gave their lives in World War II 1939-1945. We will remember them.
South face - base
Lest we forget. In memory of the fallen and in honour of those who served their country World War II 1939-1945, Korea, Malaya, Borneo, Vietnam.
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Campaign | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pte | H | Arnold | World War 1 | view | ||||
| Cpl | F | Bailey | World War 1 | view | ||||
| Pte | G | Billinghurst | World War 1 | view | ||||
| Pte | C | Blaxland | World War 1 | view | ||||
| Pte | T | Bourke | World War 1 | view | ||||
| Lieut | R S | Brown | World War 1 | KIA | view | |||
| Pte | J | Buckley | World War 1 | KIA | view | |||
| Pte | P | Byrnes | World War 1 | view | ||||
| Pte | A | Chaafe | World War 1 | view | ||||
| L.A.C. | J | Chantler | World War 2 | KIA | view |
Address
125 Swan Street
Morpeth NSW 2321
Local Government Area
- Maitland, City of
Setting
- Roadside
Memorial type
- Column/pillar
Recorded by
Mr Robert McLardyEstablished date
1921Established Date format:
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}Dedication date:
11/26/1921Dedication date
26 November 1921 Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45
- Korean War, 1950–53
- Malayan Emergency, 1950–60
- Indonesian Confrontation, 1963–66
- Vietnam War, 1962–75
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