Gerringong Soldiers Memorial Hall
Description
The Soldiers Memorial Hall building contains a meeting hall and smaller ancillary rooms such as a kitchen, and other rooms including those used for the 'The Village Craft Shop'. Apart from the local RSL sub-branch meetings, the building meeting rooms are used for periodic community purposes.
Plaques in both marble and bronze are attached to the buildings eastern, northern and western faces with the main entrance and veteran name plaques on the northern aspect. Flagpoles flank the main entrance forecourt. Sandstone is used for the four building foundation dedications. The words 'Lest we forget' is embossed into a concrete plinth on the western side of the entrance. A small anchor of unknown origin is within the forecourt, as well as a bench seat. Minor notices of the RSL Sub-branch meetings are located on the eastern side of the main entrance.
Inscription
Four sandstone foundation stones
THIS STONE was laid by T.A.NOBLE.Esqr 24th August 1921
THIS STONE was laid by J.SHARPE.Esqr MAYOR 24th August 1921
THIS STONE was laid by ALEXANDER CAMPBELL.Esqr 24th August 1921
THIS STONE was laid by D.F.BAILEY.Esqr 24th August 1921
Above entrance
Soldiers Memorial Hall
Above entrance - Second World War honour roll
SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN OF GERRINGONG WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE EMPIRE IN WORLD WAR II 1939-1945.
[Names L/Cpl H Coates to P/O S J Ricketts DFC]
Northern aspect - plaque 1
THEIRS WAS A GREATNESS GOT FROM THEIR GRANDSIRES
THEIRS THAT SO OFTEN IN STRIFE WITH THEIR ENEMIES
STRUCK FOR THEIR COUNTRY, THEIR HEARTHS, AND HOMES.
Northern aspect - plaque 2
SLEEP COMRADES, SLEEP AND REST
ON THE FIELD OF GROUNDED ARMS,
WHERE FOES NO MORE MOLEST.
YOUR SILENT TENTS OF GREEN WE DECK WITH FRAGRANT FLOWERS,
YOURS HAS THE SUFFERING BEEN, THE MEMORY SHALL BE OURS.
First World War honour roll - plaque 1
SOLDIERS OF GERRINGONG WHO FOUGHT FOR THE EMPIRE IN THE WORLD’S GREATEST WAR 1914 – 1919
[Names G Ainsley to A Young].
First World War honour roll - plaque 2
SOLDIERS OF GERRINGONG WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE EMPIRE IN THE WORLD’S GREATEST WAR 1914 -1919
[Names Spr J E Alexander to Sgt W J Sharpe]
[Bronze plaques for the Navy and Merchant Navy, Australia Remembers 1945 – 1995, Australian Imperial Forces and Royal Australian Air Force, and Womens Services are affixed below the names]
Second World War honour roll - plaque 1
ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF GERRINGONG TO RECORD THE SERVICES OF THE FOLLOWING MEN IN WORLD WAR II 1939 – 1945
[Names A C Abbott to H B Medcalf
[Annotations for “SERVICE IN BATTLE AREA” and “MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES”]
Second World War honour roll - plaque 2
ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF GERRINGONG TO RECORD THE SERVICES OF THE FOLLOWING MEN AND WOMEN IN WORLD WAR II 1939 – 1945
[Names D L Miller to C L Williams]
WOMEN’S AUXILIARY SERVICES
[Names A Gemmill [to P Wallace]
[Annotations for “SERVICE IN BATTLE AREA”]
Honour roll
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF GERRINGONG IN MEMORY OF
[Names Flt/Sgt R C Christie to P/O H S J Terrill]
KILLED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT FOXGROUND, GERRINGONG ON 18TH NOVEMBER, 1943.
“AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM”
Vietnam honour roll
ERECTED BY GERRINGONG R.S.L. TO RECORD THE SERVICES OF THE FOLLOWING IN VIETNAM
[Names K D Bailey to D J Walsh]
Lieut Chittck plaque
ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GERRINGONG TROOP 1ST LIGHT HORSE MACHINE GUN REGIMENT IN MEMORY OF LIEUT. HEDLEY CHITTICK “AT THE CALL OF DUTY HE DID NOT FALTER AND IN THE HOUR OF DEATH HE KNEW NO FEAR”
Western aspect plaque
SOLDIERS’ REPATRIATION BUILDING COMMITTEE 1921
D F BAILEYR CHITTICK REV W T HOOKER T R M MOFFITT T PARRISH W J BAILEY J H DOOLEYW S KEBBYW NELSONJ RANKIN T BURKEM J HINDMARSH J R MILLERJ NELSONJ SHARPE ALEX CAMPBELL C T HINDMARSHJ G MILLERT A NOBLER H WEIR
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Last held rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflicts | Fate | Service No. | Service | Campaign | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A C | Abbott | World War 2 | view | |||||
| J M | Agnew | World War 2 | view | |||||
| G | Ainsley | World War 1 | view | |||||
| Spr | J E | Alexander | World War 1 | DOS | view | |||
| P H | Anderson | World War 2 | view | |||||
| D J | Arkell | World War 2 | view | |||||
| C E G | Averill | World War 1 | view | |||||
| K D | Bailey | Vietnam | view | |||||
| S R | Barrett | World War 2 | view | |||||
| L W | Barrett | World War 2 | view |
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Address
Cnr Fern and Belinda Streets
Gerringong NSW 2534
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Kiama, Municipality of
Setting
- Roadside
Memorial type
- Building
Recorded by
Vaughan WilliamsonYear of construction
1921Established Date format:
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24 August 1921 Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45
- Vietnam War, 1962–75