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Tenterfield Rifle Club First World War Honour Roll

Tenterfield Rifle Club First World War Honour Roll
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Description / Background

The Tenterfield Rifle Club First World War Honour Roll is a decorative timber board, listing the names of 17 members who enlisted for service in the war. It features a carved pediment, columns, and small shelves at the top and bottom. The focal point of the piece is a painted panel featuring an image of a female lying on a beach, who appears to be grieving. Her scene is surrounded by an arch, supported by two columns. The arch is flanked by the flags of the Allied nations. This design broke the requirements of the Australian Government, which stated that women and children were not to feature on memorials after the war.

The roll was presented to the club by John Francis Thomas in 1919. Thomas was a commanding officer of the Tenterfield Light Horse Brigade in the 1890s. He served in the South African War and as a solicitor, he represented Breaker Morant and several other Australian and English soldiers. Breaker Morant and Peter Handcock were executed by an English court in South Africa. Thomas was deeply affected by the result and saw it as a judicial execution (Tenterfield Star, 28 August 1919). 

The memorial is available for viewing during social functions held in the Tenterfield and District Soldiers Memorial Hall.  

Inscription

For King and Country

Heroes Who Have Enlisted

From Tenterfield Rifle Club

European War 1914-18

[Names]

Presented by J.F. Thomas

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
Sapper P Baker First World War, 1914–18 804 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private R Baker First World War, 1914–18 633 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
H C Ball First World War, 1914–18 view
Private R S Brush First World War, 1914–18 838 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private J Hickey First World War, 1914–18 2337 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private M P McKerihan First World War, 1914–18 120 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Driver R G McKerihan First World War, 1914–18 1424 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private W J McKerihan First World War, 1914–18 5144 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private W R McKerihan First World War, 1914–18 222 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Major J M Reid First World War, 1914–18 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view

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Address
Tenterfield and District Soldiers Memorial Hall
96 Molesworth Street
Tenterfield NSW 2372
Local Government Area
Tenterfield Shire
Setting
Building – inside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Year of construction
1919
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Materials
Timber