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Cootamundra Ex-Servicemen's and Citizens Memorial Club Roll of Honour

Cootamundra Ex-Servicemen's and Citizens Memorial Club Roll of Honour
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Description / Background

This memorial consists of two large brass roll of honour plaques. These plaques are positioned within a caged corner alcove outside the Cootamundra Ex-Servicemen's and Citizens Memorial Club. The memorial also incorporates a raised brick platform overtop of a pool of reflection. The roll of honour plaques are mounted on the wall above the platform and are positioned in between two pairs of carved wooden panels depicting images of soldiers and a brass sculpture of an eternal flame. Brass lettering is included underneath each panel. The brass plaque on the left has "1914-18" whilst the right one has "1939-45" and the eternal flame has "LEST WE FORGET" 

The brass plaques are inscribed with the names of the men and women from the area who had died as a result of active service during the First and Second World Wars respectively. Part of the cost of the memorial had been contributed by some of the relatives of those veterans who had died. 

The memorial was officially unveiled during a ceremony held on Friday 3rd July 1953. RSL President J. W. Croker chaired the ceremony and opened by explaining the purpose of the occasion with particular significance made regarding the attendance of relatives of the fallen. He then invited the Governor of New South Wales, Lt General Sir John Northcott, to speak. Lt General Northcott emphasised the debt everyone owed to all those who had paid the supreme sacrifice. He then unveiled the memorial which was followed by a period of silence. Sir John and Miss Northcott were then taken on a tour of the RSL premises. 

Inscription

Plaque 1

Roll of Honour
1914 - 1919
[Names]
"Greater Love Hath No Man Than This" 

Plaque 2

Roll of Honour
1939 - 1945
[Names]
"Greater Love Hath No Man Than This" 

LEST WE FORGET

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
A G Adamson World War 1 view
W W Anderson World War 1 view
H M Attwood World War 1 view
C T Ayers World War 1 view
S W Ayers World War 1 view
K A M Baldry World War 2 view
A Bartholomew World War 1 view
B L Billingsley World War 1 view
E A Billingsley World War 1 view
J Blackman World War 2 view

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Address
Cootamundra Ex-Servicemen's and Citizens Memorial Club
Corner of Parker and Wallendoon Streets
Cootamundra NSW 2590
Local Government Area
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
Setting
Building – outside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Monument
Recorded by
Peter F Williams. Images by Peter Levarre-Waters.
Year of construction
Cootamundra Ex-Servicemen's and Citizens Memorial Club
Dedication date
03 July 1953
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Materials
Brass
Brick
Concrete
Metal
Timber