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Woolgoolga Public School First World War Roll of Honour and Second World War Commemorative Plaque

Woolgoolga Public School First World War Roll of Honour and Second World War Commemorative Plaque
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Woolgoolga Public School First World War Roll of Honour with Second World War commemorative plaque underneath
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Description / Background

The memorial is a polished timber roll of honour, with a Norman-shaped pediment at the top. The names of 41 ex-pupils of Woolgoolga Public School who served in the First World War are printed in gold across three columns. Those who were wounded or killed are marked with an asterisk or Latin cross respectively. 

The roll was unveiled at the school on 27 June 1919 by Mrs A.M. Younger. The Daily Examiner, 3 July, reported on the well-attended event, stating it was "the greatest in the history of the school, and the ceremony was in honor of the greatest heroes in history." 

Attached to the wall below the roll is a plaque commemorating Victory in Europe and Victory in the Pacific. It was created as part of the 'Australia Remembers' program, which was a Federal Government initiative to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The plaque would have been established around 1995, as per the dates of the program. 

Access to the memorial is restricted as it is within a school. 

Inscription

Roll

FOR GOD AND COUNTRY

1914–1918

PUBLIC SCHOOL WOOLGOOLGA

ROLL OF HONOUR

ONE-TIME PUPILS WHO VOLUNTEERED

[Names]

* Wounded ✝ Killed

Plaque

AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS

1945–1995

VICTORY

IN EUROPE

8th May, 1945

VICTORY

IN THE PACIFIC

15th August, 1945

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
Private H Shaw First World War, 1914–18 4882 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private W Shaw First World War, 1914–18 2699 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
J Skinner First World War, 1914–18 view
R Taylor First World War, 1914–18 view
Private T Taylor First World War, 1914–18 3933 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private A Turner First World War, 1914–18 4845 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private B Webb First World War, 1914–18 1012 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private G Young First World War, 1914–18 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private C Younger First World War, 1914–18 6386 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view
Private E Younger First World War, 1914–18 6387 Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) view

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Address
Woolgoolga Public School
1-11 Scarborough Street
Woolgoolga NSW 2456
Local Government Area
Coffs Harbour, City of
Setting
Building – inside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Graham Wilson
Dedication date
27 June 1919
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Materials
Timber