C and W Department Employees WWI and WWII Roll of Honour, Railway Remembrance Wall, Central Station
Description
Part of the Railway Remembrance Wall. A large three panel polished wooden board, with names written in white behind glass panes. Above the names is a painted decoration including a small laurel wreath inside of which is a crown above crossed Union Jack and the Australian Red Ensign. The memorial is located near platform 23.
Additional information by Sydney Trains:
A very large polished wooden Roll of Honour board, with 187 Eveleigh Carriageworks railways employees names who served in the First World War written in white, and 161 Carriageworks railways employees names who served in the Second World War written in white, and encased behind three glass panes. It was decorated with a laurel wreath and crown, and crossed Union Jack and Australian Red Ensign flags above.
It was produced by Carriageworks staff and unveiled by Commissioner for Railways Tom Hartigan at Eveleigh on 22 April 1943, and listed R. Thompson as custodian from 1944-1948.
It was relocated after the closure of Eveleigh Carriageworks in 1989, and fixed to the eastern Railway Remembrance Wall at Central Station.
Inscription
1914 - 1918 Roll of Honour 1939 - 1945
[Names]
Erected by C & W Dept. Employees
Unveiled By Col. T. J. Hartigan. C. M. G. April 22nd 1943
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Last held rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Campaign | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Adams | World War 1 | view | |||||
| F | Ambrose | World War 1 | view | |||||
| F | Amy | World War 1 | view | |||||
| M W | Anderson | World War 1 | view | |||||
| W | Anstead | World War 1 | view | |||||
| E | Antrobus | World War 1 | KIA | view | ||||
| J J | Ariansen | World War 2 | view | |||||
| J | Armstrong | World War 1 | view | |||||
| M | Arnold | World War 2 | DOS | view | ||||
| H | Auld | World War 1 | view |
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Address
Central Station
Haymarket NSW 2000
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Sydney, City of
Setting
- Building – inside
Memorial type
- Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
David Roden. Updated information by Sydney Trains.Year of construction
1943Established Date format:
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}Dedication date
22 April 1943 Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45