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O'Connell First World War Memorial Avenue

O'Connell First World War Memorial Avenue
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Description / Background

An avenue of 120 Desert Ash trees, planted along O'Connell Road from the Beaconsfield Road intersection to the O'Connell Hotel.

The memorial does not have any inscriptions or plaques. The detailed book A Memorial to the Soldiers of O'Connell, produced by the O'Connell Village Preservation Group (ISBN:0-646-39414-2), provides excellent descriptions and biographical notes on servicemen and women from the area. 

Veterans listed on this memorial

Veterans listed on this memorial

Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more
John Maulsbury World War 1 view
Donald McDonald World War 1 view
Herbert McRae World War 1 view
William Northcott World War 1 view
H F Pennefather World War 1 view
Wilfred Pennefather World War 1 view
Cecil Purdon World War 1 view
Edith Purdon World War 1 view
Leslie Purdon World War 1 view
Reginald Purdon World War 1 view

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Address
O'Connell Road
O'Connell NSW 2795
Local Government Area
Oberon Shire
Setting
Roadside
Memorial type
Memorial avenue/Memorial tree/Memorial trees
Recorded by
O'Connell Public School Updated photographs by Peter Levarre- Waters
Year of construction
1925
Dedication date
20 January 1926
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18