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Exeter Great War Roll of Honour

Exeter Great War Roll of Honour
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Exeter Great War Roll of Honour
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Exeter Great War Roll of Honour, closeup of bottom
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Exeter Great War Roll of Honour and surroundings
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Exeter Village Hall exterior
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Description / Background

This wooden memorial board is 24 inches wide and 36 inches tall. Painted in gold are 40 names of residents in Exeter and the surrounding area who enlisted during the First World War.

Five of the veterans listed died while on service. One of the veterans, Corporal Norman Henry Crank, was inadvertently missed from the listing and not marked with a Maltese Cross.

Two of the veterans listed could not be traced or identified as from the Exeter or surrounding area on the AIF and the NAA databases. For more information, view the individual veteran listings by clicking View on the veteran table.

In 1902 the Exeter community built the Village Hall, and it opened on 19th December 1902. It can be found across the road from the historical St Aidan’s Church built in 1895.

In April 1942, the army requisitioned the hall and surrounding area until late July. The 52nd Division Ordnance Corps used the hall and area for workshops and recovery depot.

Outside the Community Hall in the car park, you will find the Exeter War Memorial, listing the names of First World War veterans who died during the conflict.

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Roll of Honour

Exeter

Names of Residents who Volunteered for Service in the Great War 1914 -

[Names]

[Maltese Cross indicating those killed in action]

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
Private Charles Saunders First World War, 1914–18 4588 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private Peter Sinclair First World War, 1914–18 1609 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Gallipoli 1915 view
Lance Corporal Walter Smith First World War, 1914–18 1042 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Sinai - Palestine 1916 - 1918 view
Private Edgar Staniforth First World War, 1914–18 1473 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private George Weeks First World War, 1914–18 2755 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private Frederick White First World War, 1914–18 787 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Lance Corporal David Wilson First World War, 1914–18 2802 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private Henry Wilson First World War, 1914–18 3232 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Gunner Thomas Wylie First World War, 1914–18 38409 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Sapper Ernest Wynne First World War, 1914–18 9175 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view

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Address
Exeter Village Hall
10 Exeter Road
Exeter NSW 2579
Local Government Area
Wingecarribee Shire
Setting
Building – inside
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Ronald L McIntosh
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Timber