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Eveleigh Loco Roll of Honour 1939 - 1945 Korea, Railway Remembrance Wall, Central Station

Eveleigh Loco Roll of Honour 1939 - 1945 Korea, Railway Remembrance Wall, Central Station
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Description / Background

 

Part of the Railway Remembrance Wall. A light-coloured, polished wooden board decorated at the top with a crown, the Union Jack and the Australian flag, a laurel wreath, two waratahs and the words "Lest we forget". Names are in white against a darker background behind glass panes. The memorial is located near platform 23. 

Additional information by Sydney Trains:

A very large polished wooden Honour Roll board, with 364 Eveleigh Locoworks railways employees names who served in the Second World War and Korea written in white in nine columns, and behind three glass panes. It was decorated with a crown and Union Jack and Australian flags, a laurel wreath and two waratahs and the words 'Lest we forget' above. It was produced by Eveleigh Locoworks staff and unveiled by Works Manager J. Bannister at Eveleigh on 26 July 1960. It was relocated after its closure in 1989 and fixed to the eastern Railway Remembrance Wall at Central Station.

Inscription

 

Board:

Lest We Forget

1939-45 Roll of Honour Korea

[Names]

Bronze plate:

Erected by employees Eveleigh Loco. Unveiled by J. Bannister Esq. Works Manager 26th July 1960.

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
L Abberton view
H F Absett view
F C Ackroyd view
W E Aitchison view
A V Aldham view
S T Allen view
R Allen view
G G Allman view
J S Anderson view
J W Anderson view

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Address
Central Station
Haymarket NSW 2000
Local Government Area
Sydney, City of
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
David Roden. Updated images by Peter Williams. Updated information by Sydney Trains.
Year of construction
1960
Dedication date
26 July 1960
Conflict/s
Second World War, 1939–45
Korean War, 1950–53