Grafton Great War Water Brigade First World War Honour Roll Middle Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background This honour roll is a decorative marble tablet, attached to a timber backing board. It is mounted on a brick wall in Grafton Memorial Park. At the annual meeting of the Grafton Water Brigade (G.W.B.) held on Saturday, 30 November 1918, Captain D. J. Lobban of the Water Brigade offered to obtain and donate the necessary material for an honour roll. Mr C. Strauss, the Vice President of the Grafton Water Brigade Club made a similar offer. Alderman T. Matheson offered to inscribe the names. The tablet was inscribed and then donated by Alderman Matheson; the cedar frame was donated by Vice President Strauss. The memorial was then unveiled by Captain Lobban. The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser, 1 December 1919, published details of the unveiling and listed the 10 names inscribed. The names of the 14 members who had enlisted were published in the Daily Examiner (Grafton), on 1 December 1918. Inscription The Great War 1914-19 [Names] Members of the G. W. B. who answered the call. Related memorials Grafton Memorial Park Grafton Cenotaph Grafton Memorial Park Gates Grafton Remembrance Walk Grafton Avenue of Trees Memorial Grafton Australia Remembers Memorial Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Grafton Grafton Korean War Memorial Related links HONOR ROLL UNVEILED. (1 Dec 1919) WATER BRIGADE'S HONOR ROLL - THE UNVEILING. (1 Dec 1919) Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address Memorial Park Prince Street Grafton NSW 2360 Local Government Area Clarence Valley Council Setting Building – inside Location status Moved/altered Memorial type Board/roll/plaque/tablet Recorded by Graham Wilson Year of construction 1918 Dedication date 29 November 1919 Conflict/s First World War, 1914–18 Materials Marble Timber