District of Upper Sturt Methodist Church Honour Roll

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Location Upper Sturt Methodist Church, Upper Sturt, Adelaide Hills - South Australia, Australia
Type honour_board
Description

Polished wooden frame with intricate inlaid details.

Built Not yet discovered
Opened 3 April 1916 by Sir Josiah and Lady Mary Symon
Inscription

Condition

Good

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Honour Roll Service at the Upper Sturt Methodist Church

“UPPER STURT. April 3.—A well-executed honour roll, framed in oak, has been placed upon the wall of the Methodist Church. It contains 21 names of those who have gone from this district to serve the Empire in connection with the present war, in both the army and navy. Four of these are sons of Sir Josiah and Lady Symon. Three others belong to one branch of the Coates family. Another three, one of whom has lost his life at the front, were sons of Mr. Henry Roe. The list is as follows:- Charles J. B. Symon, Oscar Sturt Symon, Carvil N. Symon, Oliver Symon, L. W. C. Leak, Hugh P. Leak, F.S.G. Evans, Henry Heyer, jun., F. H. Melville, F. G. Gates, Otto Viker, Charles Fullgrabe, G. L. Coates, L. A. Coates, Bert Coates, Frank Coates, W. E. Warland, Claude Ahrens, Sydney C. Roe (killed), Hugh H. Roe, H. Reece Roe.
An honour roll service was conducted in the Methodist Church yesterday afternoon by the Rev. W. T. Wiltshire, assisted by the Rev. A. H. Melbourne. The service was largely attended. The honour roll, which was covered with the Union Jack, was unveiled by Lady Symon, who said "God bless our boys, and may they be brought safely back to us." This was followed by an eloquent address by Sir Josiah Symon, who showed the need for more men, and made an appeal that greatly moved his audience.”
The Register (Adelaide), Tuesday 4 April 1916, p. 7

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HEYER, Henry

Service number 967
Private
43rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Mar 1892

EVANS, Douglas

Service number 1912
Sergeant
48th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 14 Jan 1887

LEAK, Llewellyn Weston Claude

Service number 1593
Lieutenant
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 12 Feb 1887

ROE, Harold Reice John

Service number 1201
Trooper
9th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 27 Aug 1890

ROE, Sydney Clarence

Service number 1412
Private
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 26 Aug 1894

AHRENS, Cecil Claude

Service number 4726
Private
50th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 19 Mar 1897

LEAK, Hugh Phillips

Service number 2905
Lance Corporal
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 5 May 1897

ROE, Hugh Hughes

Service number 1042
Trooper
9th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 6 Dec 1891

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