B.P. & Co. Ld. 1914-1918 World War Honor Roll

B.P. & Co. Ld. 1914-1918 World War Honor Roll, left sideB.P. & Co. Ld. 1914-1918 World War Honor Roll, right side
Description

This impressive honour roll is for employees of the Burns Philp Company who served in the First World War. It is located in the vestibule of their former offices in Bridge Street, Sydney.

The memorial consists of six white marble tablets, upon which some 200 names are inscribed and highlighted in gold. The six are divided into two lots of three, which face each other across the space. The names are grouped under location headings, such as Head office, Melbourne, and Brisbane, possibly indicating where the employee was based before enlisting. 

The rolls were unveiled on 16 July 1919 by Governor-General Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson. 

Inscription

Left side

World War 1914-1918 Honor Roll - B.P. & Co. Ld.

Head office
[Names]
B.P. & Co. Fleet
[Names]
APIA
[Name]
Melbourne
[Names]
Fremantle
[Names]
Geraldton
[Names]
Normanton
[Names]
Thursday Is.
[Name]

[cross] Killed in action [circle] Wounded in action [triangle] Died of illness 

Right side

World War 1914-1918 Honor Roll - B.P. & Co. Ld.

Brisbane
[Names]
Townsville
[Names]
Cairns
[Names]
Solomon Is.
[Names]
Nukualofa
[Names]
Pt Moresby
[Names]
Haapai
[Names]
Wellington
[Name]
Samarai
[Name]
Vila
[Name]
Java
[Names]
London
[Names]

[cross] Killed in action [circle] Wounded in action [triangle] Died of illness 

Veterans listed on this memorial

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Address
5-11 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Local Government Area
  • Sydney, City of
Setting
  • Building – inside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
  • Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Matthew Holle
Established Date format: 
$e_original_date = $entity->field_established['und'][0]['value']; if (!empty($e_original_date)) { $changed_date = strtotime($e_original_date); $new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date); print '
Established date
'; print $new_date; } else{ print ''; }
Dedication date
16 July 1919
Conflict/s
  • First World War, 1914–18
Materials
  • Marble
  • Other stone