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Ewingsdale First World War and Second World War Roll of Honour

Ewingsdale First World War and Second World War Roll of Honour
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Ewingsdale World Wars I and II Roll of Honour
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Ewingsdale World Wars I and II Roll of Honour, top of board close up
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Ewingsdale World Wars I and II Roll of Honour, small soldier ornament close up
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Ewingsdale World Wars I and II Roll of Honour, as viewed in the hall interior
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Ewingsdale Community Hall, exterior
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Description / Background

This timber roll of honour lists 43 veterans from the Ewingsdale area who enlisted for service in the First and Second World Wars. There were 23 and 20 respectively, with the 20 including two veterans of the Women's Services. The board is approximately three feet wide and five foot, six inches tall.

Attached to the top left-hand side of the board is a small ornament, shaped like a First World War soldier. Also on top, in the centre of the board, are paintings of the crossed Union Jack and Australian flags, flanking the Rising Sun emblem. Below this are two floral emblems: the NSW waratah and the Australian emblem, the wattle. On the main body of the board, directly above the list of names, are four more flags. The Australian and French flags and two Union Jacks.  

The memorial was dedicated around December 1946. It is mounted at the end of the Ewingsdale Community Hall, adjacent to the entrance door.

Notes on veteran names:

  • Four of the veterans listed were killed in action (KIA) and one died of disease while on active service.
  • Mr F. Woods, is marked as KIA but could not be confirmed as a Mr Wood from the local area.
  • There are two sets of brothers who joined the services and two veterans who might be relatives.
  • Five of the veterans listed are unable to be traced or identified with confidence from Ewingsdale or the surrounding areas, using the A.I.F. Project or the National Archives of Australia databases. 

Additional information:

The Ewingsdale Community Hall is one of two of the most historic buildings in the Byron Bay area. It was built in 1908 and located on William Flick Lane (formerly the Pacific Highway), which is lined with large Moreton Bay fig trees. The hall belongs to the Ewingsdale Community Association and is popular for weddings, events, and classes of many kinds.

Inscription

EWINGSDALE ROLL OF HONOUR

FOR KING AND COUNTRY

WORLD WAR ONE 1914–1918

[Names]

WORLD WAR TWO 1939–1945 

[Names]

WOMEN'S SERVICES.

[Names]

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
R Wilkinson First World War, 1914–18 view
Lieutenant R A Wills First World War, 1914–18 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
F Woods First World War, 1914–18 view

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Address
Ewingsdale Community Hall
William Flick Lane
Ewingsdale NSW 2481
Local Government Area
Byron Shire
Setting
Building – inside
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Ronald L McIntosh
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Materials
Timber