Walcha Nine Mile Memorial Plaque

Details

Location Walcha Ex-Services Memorial Club, 67W Fitzroy Street, Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
Type plaque
Description

Nine Mile was a mining settlement located on the outskirts of Walcha and today there is still a Nine Mile Church Road. The memorial plaque is now located in the Walcha Ex-Services Memorial Club. It is a marble plaque in the shape of a shield mounted on timber and is dedicated to A S Partridge and R Miller.

Alexander Stephen Partridge was born in the Walcha district and as a single farmer aged 23 years, enlisted as a private in the 54th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement on 1 August 1916. He left for overseas from Sydney on the HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916. As a Private in the 34th Battalion, he was killed in action on 24 April 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux, France. He is buried in the Crucifix Corner Cemetery at Villers-Bretonneux, France.

Robert Miller was born in Redfern, Sydney and as a single draper aged 24 years, he enlisted on 23 August 1914 in the 4th Battalion, A Company at Randwick, NSW. His unit embarked from Sydney on board the HMAT Euripedes on 20 October 1914. As a Corporal in the 4th Battalion he died of wounds at Proyart, near Peronne, France on 23 August 1918 and was buried in the Heath Cemetery at Harbonnieres in France.

The marble tablet was unveiled in the Nine Mile Church by Mrs R. Partridge one of the mothers of the deceased on Sunday 26 October 1919. The Reverend James Marshall conducted the service.

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Opened 26 October 1919 by Mrs. R Partridge
Inscription

THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919.
KILLED IN ACTION

PARTRIDGE A.S.

MILLER R.

THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

Condition

Good

Names

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PARTRIDGE, Alexander Stephen

Service number 3235
Private
54th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 26 Feb 1893

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