Woy Woy War Memorial

Details

Location Woy Woy Memorial Park, Brick Wharf Road, Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia
Type memorial
Description

The monument, which is in the form of an obelisk of local sandstone from the Wondabyne quarry, with marble tablets and lead everlasting letters bearing the names of those who served, is erected on the reserve in the town, facing across Brisbane Water.

A monument erected by the citizens of Woy Woy in remembrance of district soldiers who fell in the Great War was unveiled by Brigadier General Alex Jobson, DSO. A large gathering was present, and included a half squadron of local Light Horse, under the command of Captain G. Adcock, the Kincumber Orphanage Band, and a contingent from the Gosford Training School. The chairman of the committee which erected the monument stated that a sum of about £500 had been contributed by the public. The monument, which is in the form of an obelisk of local sandstone from the Wondabyne quarry, with marble tablets and lead everlasting letters bearing the names of those who served, is erected on the reserve in the town, facing across Brisbane Water.
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 25 August 1925.

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Built T Andrews & Sons (Lidcombe, NSW)
Opened 25 April 1925 by Brigadier General Alex Jobson, DSO
Inscription

TO OUR BOYS
Who have stood in the forefront
of the battle with the Elite of the
worlds heroes, fighting for
Liberty, Home & Empire.
This Monument is gratefully
dedicated by the citizens
of Woy Woy.

Left Side Inscription
WAR DECLARED
4TH AUGUST 1914

LEST WE FORGET
1914 1918
[ Names ]
1939 - 1945
[ Names ]

KOREA

Back Inscription
ARMISTICE SIGNED
11TH NOVEMBER 1918

HONOR ROLL
[ Names ]

MALAYSIA

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 7 people of interest from memorial

RIDING, Edward Havelock

Service number 411187
Flight Sergeant
Born 7 Jun 1917

RAND, Frank William

Service number 2194
Corporal
5th Field Company Engineers
AIF WW1

WILLIAMS, Richard Sutton

Service number 411411
Flight Lieutenant
No. 464 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Air Force
Born 12 Aug 1915

JACOBSEN, Stephen

Service number N71995
Sergeant
Lines of Communication Units
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 16 Nov 1895

TONKIN, Richard Caleb

Service number 445
Private
13th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1883

KIRBY, William Henry

Service number 6725
Private
8th Field Ambulance
AIF WW1
Born 3 Apr 1877

HUMPHRIES, William

Service number NX23250
Corporal
2nd/13th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 2 Feb 1913

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