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Maclean Public School Great War Roll of Honour

Maclean Public School Great War Roll of Honour
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Description / Background

The Maclean Public School Great War Roll of Honour is a large, maplewood board, featuring a curved pediment and four carved columns. The top of the board is decorated with a carving of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Rising Sun emblem. The whole piece measures five feet by five feet and includes the names of 176 ex-pupils from the school who served in the war. 

On 9 July 1918, the honorary secretary of the Maclean Parents and Citizen's Association (P&C), T A Goddard, advertised in The Clarence River Advocate that the list of names to be placed on the school's honour roll was available for viewing in the Shire Hall. An appeal was made for missing names.

The memorial was unveiled later in the year on 18 September. A detailed report of the well-attended event was published in the Daily Examiner on 20 September. Mr R J McDonald, president of the P&C, presided. He was accompanied by the President of the Harwood Shire, Councillor J Parsons; the Mayor of Maclean, Alderman E D Munro; Mr J Paterson, headmaster of the school; Reverends G Logan and J Thomas; and Mrs Sheehan, a district resident. Following the speeches, Mrs Sheehan removed the flags covering the board, officially unveiling the memorial. She was chosen for her role in the ceremony as she had sent four sons overseas. 

Inscription

Maclean Public School

Roll of Honour

Old pupils who served in the Great War 

1914–19

 "The path of duty is the way to glory." [from Alfred Tennyson's Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington]

 [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
Pte Robert A Geddes World War 1 AIF view
Pte Auburn J B Gilbert World War 1 AIF Messines view
Pte Ledbrooke R Gilbert World War 1 AIF view
Pte Hugh Gliianders World War 1 AIF France view
Pte Charles W Goddard World War 1 AIF view
Pte John C Goddard World War 1 AIF view
Pte Charles Gruer World War 1 AIF view
S Haines World War 1 view
Pte Edward T Hanna World War 1 AIF view
Pte George G Hanna World War 1 AIF view

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Address
Maclean Public School
Woodford Street
Maclean NSW 2463
Local Government Area
Clarence Valley Council
Setting
Building – inside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Graham Wilson. Clarence Valley Council.
Year of construction
1918
Dedication date
18 September 1918
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Timber