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Tamworth Methodist Church Great War Memorial Window and Honour Roll

Tamworth Methodist Church Great War Memorial Window and Honour Roll
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Tamworth Methodist Church Great War Memorial Window and Honour Roll
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Tamworth Methodist Church Great War Memorial Window and Honour Roll, close-up of dedication
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Tamworth Methodist Church Great War Memorial Window and Honour Roll, close-up of inscription
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Tamworth Methodist Church First World War Memorial Window and Honour Roll, close-up of honour roll
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Description / Background

The central stained glass window in this group of three is dedicated to members of the Tamworth Methodist Church Circuit who fell in battle in the Great War. It is a tall, narrow window, measuring 14 feet high by two feet, six inches wide. It features a beautiful pattern incorporating geometric and floral elements, created using coloured glass in vivid reds, greens, pinks, and yellows. 

Included in the design are two sets of text. In the middle is the Bible quote "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends", which is a common inscription on memorials for the First World War. At the bottom of the window is the dedication to the servicemen who died. Their names are inscribed on the brass honour roll attached to the wall directly below the window. 

The window is positioned between two others, which are listed separately on the NSW War Memorials Register as the Pryor Brothers Memorial Windows, Tamworth. They are dedicated to Private Walter Pryor and Lance Corporal Robert Oliver Pryor, who also served in the First World War. Their names are not included on the honour roll, presumably because they had these personalised windows. 

All three windows were designed and made by Sydney artist W. Couldery. They were dedicated on 10 August 1919 by Captain Chaplain William Mills Robson, formerly of Tamworth, who had enlisted two years earlier. The occasion was reported in detail in the Daily Observer the following day.

Also on site is the Methodist Church Tamworth Circuit First World War Roll of Honor, a set of two timber boards that were dedicated in the same ceremony. Several names on the boards are also on the brass roll below the window. 

The church is now known as Tamworth City Uniting Church. Access inside to view its memorials is restricted to its opening hours. 

Inscription

Window, middle

Greater love

hath no man

than this that

a man lay

down his life

for his friends

Window, bottom

In grateful remembrance of the gallant

soldiers of the Tamworth Methodist

Circuit who fell in the Great War 1914–1918

Honour roll

The above window

is erected in memory of the following

[Names]

They heard the call of duty

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
W Rogers First World War, 1914–18 view
Private W G Scotchford First World War, 1914–18 2024 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Gallipoli 1915 view
Private F E Shaw First World War, 1914–18 2395 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Sinai - Palestine 1916 - 1918 view
Lance Corporal E Smith First World War, 1914–18 1251 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private S E Style First World War, 1914–18 7057 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Private E Vial First World War, 1914–18 5193 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Ypres Salient 1917 view
Private C S Wise First World War, 1914–18 1942 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view
Private O R Young First World War, 1914–18 581 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Somme 1916 - 1917 view

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Address
Tamworth City Uniting Church
144 Marius Street
Tamworth NSW 2340
Local Government Area
Tamworth Regional Council
Setting
Building – inside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Stained glass window
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Year of construction
1919
Dedication date
10 August 1919
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Brass
Glass