Breeza and District War Memorial

Details

Location Kamilaroi Highway, Breeza, Gunnedah - New South Wales, Australia
Type memorial
Description

A granite monument with marble name plaques, surmounted by the remnants of a machine gun. Ornate, with coloured Australian national and Union Jack flags combined with laurel wreath inlay.

The memorial was originally on the railway side of the road near the silos but has been moved across the other side of the road to the park in Breeza

The committee of the Breeza Memorial have decided that the unveiling will take place on the 11th of November. The contractor, Mr. Hardy, is to have it completed by the 1st of November. It was decided to write to the Liverpool Plains Shire President, the Mayor of Gunnedah, Mr. O. A. Higgins, the Ministers of the various Departments, but they decided not to invite any M.L.A's. as three would have to be invited. Mr. John Perry was chosen to unveil the memorial. The names of some 30 odd returned soldiers who enlisted from Breeza, and four who paid the supreme sacrifice will be inscribed on the monument. The cost when completed will be about £164, all of which has been fully subscribed, which speaks well for a small place like Breeza. They have not forgotten. - The North Western Courier (Narrabri), 29th October 1923.

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Built Hardy (Narrabri, NSW)
Opened 11 November 1923
Inscription

Breeza and District Honour Roll
The Great War
1914 - 1919

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 7 people of interest from memorial

CLIFT, Dudley Joseph

Service number 844
Private
20th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Apr 1883

HIRST, Norman Ellwood

Service number NX12678
Sapper
Australian Water Transport (Small Craft}
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 30 Dec 1886

HIRST, Colin Kenrick

Service number 74243
Leading Aircraftman
No. 7 Operational Training Unit RAAF Tocumwal
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 10 Sep 1924

GOODSIR, Albert Victor

Service number 770
Sergeant
33rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 18 Aug 1888

DELVE, James Jose

Service number 402
Private
33rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 17 Mar 1896

HIRST, Brian Elwood Johnston

Service number 33814
Leading Aircraftman
Born 13 Aug 1922

DELVE, James Jose

Service number 402
Private
33rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 17 Mar 1896

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