Peter Hines Memorial : Wangi Wangi RSL Sub Branch
Description
A flagpole situated in the middle of a cenotaph with plaques of all the soldiers that served our country. Named after Lt Peter Hines, being the only (known to us) serviceman from this area to have been killed in action. The memorial is situated out the front of the Wangi Wangi RSL Sub Branch.
Inscription
This monument has been erected by the Wangi-Wangi R.S.L. Sub-Branch
As a tribute to the men and women who served their country in the following campaigns
Maori War 1860-1866
Sudan 1882-1889
Boer War 1889-1902
World War I 1914-1918
World War II 1939-1945
Malaya 1948-1960
Korea 1950-1953
Malaya Peninsula – Borneo 1962-1966
Vietnam 1962-1973
Gulf War 1990-1991
War Against Terrorism 2001- Present
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Unit | Campaign | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spr | Ernest A | Baker | World War 2 | NX137500 | Army | 2 AIF 2/16 Field Co | view | ||
| Spr | George H | Barcroft | World War 2 | QX20919 | Army | 2 AIF 23 Aust Forestry Co | view | ||
| Lac | Thomas R | Best | World War 2 | 443653 | RAAF | 1 Flying boat repair Depot | view | ||
| Stoker | R F | Bishop | World War 2 | S7984 | RAN Vol Rsv | view | |||
| CPO | David H | Bovill | Korea | R35234 | RAN | view | |||
| Tpr | Eric | Broderick | World War 2 | NX129650 | Army | 2 Aust Commando Unit | view | ||
| Stoker | Colin M | Carter | World War 2 | 23033 | RAN | view | |||
| Able Smn | Colin H | Clayton | World War 2 | D/JX615353 | Royal Navy | Nth Atlantic | view | ||
| Pte | Thomas | Elliot | World War 2 | NX46376 | AIF | 2/1 Transport Co | view | ||
| Spr | William G | Etherington | World War 1 | 4897 | AIF | 1st Aust Tunnel Co | view |
Address
Wangi Wangi RSL Club,Watkins Road
Wangi Wangi NSW 2267
Location/surrounding area
Memorial LocationRecorded by
Kenneth Burt, Wangi Wangi RSL Sub BranchRobert McLardyEstablished date
2002Dedication date
2003-03-26Conflict/s
First World War, 1914-1918Second World War, 1939-1945
New Zealand Wars, 1845-1872
Sudan, 1885
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Vietnam, 1962 - 1975
Korea, 1950-1953
Malayan Emergency 1948 - 1960
Gulf War, 1990-1991
Afghanistan, 2001-
Do you know more about this war memorial?
Help us record history by adding to its record.