Willawarrin, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 30° 55.758 E 152° 37.654
56J E 464419 N 6578173
This concrete column has been painted a 'cream colour', and has two long (tall) black granite plaques attached, for those that served in World War One from the Willawarrin district, NSW.
Waymark Code: WMV6FV
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 03/03/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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The two tall black marble plaques for 1914 - 1918, are screwed to adjacent sides, and commemorate those locals that served, and also those that gave their lives in service(*) during World War I. A couple of soldiers were also awarded special Medals (#); O. Dykes - Military Medal, and A Hudson - Distinguished Conduct Medal.


The transcription of the plaques follows:
Anderson R.	Lawrence R.A.
Booth H.H.	*Lawrence S.
*Charlton J.J.	Leaver F.
Chapman S.	Milligan J.
Chapman W.H.	*Milligan J.F.
*Cook P.	Milligan L.C.
Davies E.M.	*Macarty J.
*Dowling J.	McCafferty W.
Dykes O.W.J.#	*McIver I.M.
*Dyson B.E.	McMaugh L.
*Dyson F.A.	Notley J.S.
Dyson W.S.	Phelps E.
Eldridge G.D.	*Poulton O.J.
Ellem C.	Richardson V.
Fitzgerald F.	Robertson D.J.
Fuller F.J.	Rowe A.N.
Hawes A.	*Ryan A.
Hawes G.	Ryan J.
Hargraves A.	Ryde H.M.
Hilliar L.P.	Salmond J.H.
Hudson A.W.#	Salmond T.
*Hudson E.E.	Swan B.E.
Hudson H.J.	Swan F.
Hudson J.W.	*Waters D.
Hudson O.J.	Waters O.C.
Korn G.		Wicks A.K.
Keast E.F.
Keast W.R
*Kesby L.S.
Kyle G.
Henry H.R.

This memorial is on the eastern side of Armidale Road, just north of the Willawarrin Hotel (and beside the CWA Rooms).

From War Memorial Register:
While this was Established on 30th May, 1958, it was Dedicated on the 11th of November, 1961. [From Ken Hills, of the Kempsey/Macleay RSL Sub-Branch]

Visited: 1535, Sunday, 15 November, 2015

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 05/30/1958

Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Kempsey/Macleay RSL Sub-Branch

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
Armidale/Kempsey Road
Willawarrin, NSW Australia
2440


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