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Currabubula and District First World War Roll of Honor

Currabubula and District First World War Roll of Honor
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Description / Background

The Currabubula and District First World War Roll of Honor is a rare parchment honour roll, painted with watercolours. The top of the roll features a long pale blue banner, decoratively furled into five sections with the dates from 1914 to 1917 painted in black on each fold. A pale red banner embellished with yellow Victorian leaf scrolls features the name of the honour roll, painted in red and black lettering with yellow highlights. A royal blue banner sits below with yellow shadow lettering. Between these two banners sits the crossed Union Jack and Australian flag in front of the rising sun. 

The dedication to the servicemen from the district who enlisted in the First World War is painted in ornate lettering. Below the dedication sits a decorative scroll, adorned with laurel wreaths in the two top corners. The scroll contains the names of the 50 servicemen who enlisted in the Australian Infantry Forces painted in black lettering. Eight of those listed were killed and their names are marked with a black cross.

The honour roll was unveiled in front of a large crowd at the Currabubula Hall on Saturday 10 March 1917 (The Daily Observer (Tamworth), 14 March 1917). Councillor T Phillips, President of the Peel Shire Council, presided over the ceremony. Following the National Anthem, Mr James Scott of 'Aberfeldie', whose two sons were serving at the front, performed the unveiling with a very moving address. Other speakers included Mr Beck, Presbyterian clergyman from Tamworth, Mr James Byrnes, teacher at Swansea and late of Currabubula Public School, and several local residents.

The honour roll is hung inside the Currabubula Memorial Hall and is available for viewing when the hall is open.

Inscription

1914, 1915, 1916, 1917

Currabubula

and District

Roll of Honor:

The following voluntarily enlisted at the call of Duty,

to fight for King and Country, Truth, Freedom and against

Militarism and Barbarism in the Great World War:

[Names and fate]

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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
Sergeant J Scott First World War, 1914–18 1925 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private G Sivyer First World War, 1914–18 3321 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Corporal W E Spearing First World War, 1914–18 4314 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Private H M Taylor First World War, 1914–18 193 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
C Wallace First World War, 1914–18 view
C Whackett First World War, 1914–18 view
Private O J Whitten First World War, 1914–18 59611 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Corporal R Williams First World War, 1914–18 395 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Private C Wilson First World War, 1914–18 4274 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private W W Woodhouse First World War, 1914–18 1641 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view

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Address
Currabubula War Memorial Hall
55 Davis Street
Currabubula NSW 2342
Local Government Area
Tamworth Regional Council
Setting
Building – inside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Year of construction
1914-1917
Dedication date
10 March 1917
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Paper