Brewarrina Public School First World War Honor Roll
Description
White marble honor roll, supported by a concrete base and surround. The marble shows signs of fatigue fractures. On the front face are the names and dedication, comprising of 494 cut-in characters, previously coloured with black. The roll lists 52 service persons, 10 of whom were killed overseas and 21 of whom were wounded.
The maker and designer of the memorial are unknown, although it was most likely created as a community project, instigated by a previous school principal and committee.
Inscription
Brewarrina Public School
Honor Roll
[Names]
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Address
Brewarrina Central School
39-47 Bourke Street
Brewarrina NSW 2839
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Brewarrina Shire
Setting
- Building – outside
Location status
Moved/alteredOriginal location within a school classroom. Following demolition of the classroom the plaque was stored in for some years prior, from approximately 1950 onward it was moved to its current location at the western side of the school property.
Memorial type
- Monument
Recorded by
Kim TalbertYear of construction
1920Established Date format:
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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 '';
}Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18
Materials
- Marble