St Augustine's War Memorial Hall and Church Memorial Windows, Inverell
Description
A parish Church Hall of brick construction built in 1961. The foundation stone was laid on 18 March 1961.
Next to the hall in St Augustine's Church, several memorial stained glass windows dedicated to servicemen from the Second World War are installed in the Church nave. The windows were dedicated on 17 June 1951.
Inscription
Foundation stone
S. Augustine's War Memorial Hall
This stone was laid by The Lord Bishop of Armidale
March 18,1961.
Window 1
In memory of Robert Lyle George Burtenshaw
Killed at Singapore 19th Feb 1942 and
Ronald Perks Burtenshaw lost at sea 12 Sept 1944
Window 2
To the Glory of God and in memory of
Brigadier Artheur Leslie Varley MC & Bar
Lost at Sea on September 13th 1944.
Window 3
And of Lieutenant Robert Ashton Varley killed in action in New Guinea on
April 2nd 1945.
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Campaign | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald | Burtenshaw | WW2 | view | |||||
| Robert Lyle Geo. | Burtenshaw | WW2 | Singapore | view | ||||
| Robert George | Thomas | WW2 | view | |||||
| Brig | Arthur Leslie | Varley | WW2 | view | ||||
| Lieut | Robert Aston | Varley | WW2 | New Guinea | view |
Address
33 Rivers Street
Inverell NSW 2360
Local Government Area
- Inverell Shire
Memorial type
- Building
- Stained glass window
Recorded by
D.A. WiedemannEstablished Date format:
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$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
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print $new_date;
}
else{
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}Conflict/s
- Second World War, 1939–45
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