M.U.I.O.O.F. Loyal Coffs Harbour Lodge No. 243 Great War Honor Roll

Description

The honor roll is made of stained maple and is simply designed with a pediment at the top. The board is richly decorated with gold highlights and a painted scene depicting symbols of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows (M.U.I.O.O.F.), including urns and classical columns as found in a temple. The names of members from Coffs Harbour's lodge no. 243 who served in the First World War are painted on the board in gold.

The roll was designed by Brother P. Jensen of the lodge. It was placed in the Coffs Harbour School of Arts Hall and unveiled by Brother McDougall D.D.G.M. at a grand ball held on Monday, 9 June 1919. Speaking during the event, Brother A.E. Wunderlich D.S. outlined the war record of the M.U.I.O.O.F., from whose ranks 5,260 members had enlisted and nearly 200 had made the supreme sacrifice. The occasion was covered by the Coffs Harbour Advocate in its issue on 14 June 1919.

The roll has since moved to the Coffs Harbour Regional Museum. The museum houses a number of district war memorials and research on the various soldiers listed on the honour rolls. Access to the memorial is restricted to the opening hours of the museum.

Inscription

FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY.
[Names]
IN HONOR OF OUR BROTHER MEMBERS,
WHO SERVED
IN THE GREAT WORLD-WAR
1914-1918.
LOYAL COFFS HARBOUR LODGE
No 243.
M.U.I.O.O.F.

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Veterans listed on this memorial

Last held rank	Given Name	Family Name	Conflict/s	Fate	Service No.	Service	Unit at embarkation	Campaign	Read more
Private	D	Blanch	First World War, 1914–18	Killed in action (KIA)	2384	Australian Army	3rd Battalion	Gallipoli 1915	view
	A	Crook	First World War, 1914–18						view
Sapper	J H W	Dean	First World War, 1914–18		21042	Australian Army	1st Corps Sig Coy		view
Bombardier	A H	Dodd	First World War, 1914–18		3033	Australian Army	14th Field Artillery Brigade		view
Gunner	J	Ferrett	First World War, 1914–18		11323	Australian Army	14th Field Artillery Brigade		view
Sergeant	C H	Finch	First World War, 1914–18		66207	Australian Army	57th Battalion		view
Gunner	E	Hoschke	First World War, 1914–18		11486	Australian Army	5th Field Artillery Brigade		view
Private	J	Pike	First World War, 1914–18		67679	Australian Army	NSW Reinforce 26		view
Private	J	Pullen	First World War, 1914–18		50929	Australian Army	20th Battalion		view
Private	R G	Smiles	First World War, 1914–18		7134	Australian Army	35th Battalion		view

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Address

Coffs Harbour Regional Museum

215 Harbour Drive

Coffs Harbour NSW 2450

Australia

Local Government Area

Coffs Harbour, City of

Setting

Building – inside

Location status

Moved/altered

Memorial type

Board/roll/plaque/tablet

Recorded by

Graham Wilson

Year of construction

1919

Established Date format:

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Dedication date

09 June 1919

Conflict/s

First World War, 1914–18

Materials

Timber

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