Wee Waa War Memorial Clock Tower

Details

Location Rose & Church Streets, Wee Waa, Narrabri - New South Wales, Australia
Type clock_tower
Description

Red Brick with clock

The clock tower was erected in 1938 to honour soldiers of the First World War.

A memorial plaque has been added to commemorate World War II & conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia & the Gulf War. The clock tower also features an World War One honour roll from the Loyal King Edward Lodge of Wee Waa.

Built Not yet discovered
Opened 7 September 1938
Inscription

THE GREAT WAR
1914 • 1918

IN GRATITUDE TO THOSE OF
THIS DISTRICT WHO WENT
FORTH • SPECIALLY TO THOSE
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR
LIVES
THIS MEMORIAL WAS BUILT
BY THE WEE WAA SUB
BRANCH OF THE R.S.S.I.L.A.
THROUGH THE GENEROSITY
OF THE CITIZENS

C.F.BULLEN President R.RICHARDSON
N.COMINO Hon. Treas. Architect
B.E.SHAMBROOK W.T.WEAVEN
Hon Sec. Builder
DEDICATED A.D. 1938

Left Side Inscription
Plaque:
IN REMEMBRANCE

IN GRATITUDE TO
ALL THOSE WHO WENT FORTH FROM
THIS AREA, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO
LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE
FOLLOWING CONFLICTS

WORLD WAR 11
KOREA VIETNAM
MALAYA GULF WAR

THIS PLAQUE HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE
BY THE WEE WAA R.S.L. SUB-BRANCH
WITH THE SUPPORT OF
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
1994

Plaque:
THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED
~ ON~
25TH APRIL, 1994
~ BY ~
MR GEORGE HUMPHRIES
GUNNER 3RD ANTI-TANK REGT.
DEDICATED BY
REV. GRANT THORP


Right Side Inscription
1914 FOR KING AND COUNTRY 1918
Loyal King Edward Lodge No. 214
WEE WAA
M.U.I.O.O.F. HONOR ROLL
(Names)

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

ROBERTSON, Charles Herbert

Service number 2475
Private
6th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1

JEFFERY, Harold Edward

Service number 952
Private
1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion
AIF WW1

HARRIS, Richard Patrick

Service number 1018
Private
1st Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1

BARTON, Frederick Robert

Service number 1230
Private
1st Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1

ASHTON, Lionel Edgar

Service number 1226
Private
1st Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1

HARRIS, Benjamin Bernard

Service number 581
Private
6th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1

MARTYN, Dowall Bertram Merwyn

Service number 806
Private
12th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1

MOSES, Alfred George

Service number 3090
Private
3rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

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