Broken Hill Railwaytown War Memorial

Details

Location West Broken Hill Football Club, Gypsum & Wills Street, Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality - New South Wales, Australia
Type memorial
Description

The monument was first proposed in 1919, however, money for the project was short and the concept was shelved until 96 years later when the community collaborated to raise the funds. Mawson`s donated a granite stone from its Broken Hill Quarry to the RSL for the memorial.

Built Not yet discovered
Opened 19 April 2015
Inscription

In honour of the Railwaytown men killed during the Great War

1914 - 1918

[ Names ]

Lest We Forget

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

BAKER, William Charles

Service number 2589
Private
17th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Jan 1891

JAMES, William John

Service number 1364
Sergeant
50th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 17 Mar 1892

TAYLOR, James Balfour

Service number 606
Second Lieutenant
52nd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

BAKER, Henry Squire

Service number 1903
Private
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 3 Sep 1881

WILSON, Harry

Service number 6429
Sapper
1st Field Company Engineers
AIF WW1

GILBERT, Arthur Hubert

Service number 2153
Lance Corporal
50th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

OSBORN, Cecil John

Service number 14130
Sapper
13th Field Company Engineers
AIF WW1
Born 4 Nov 1889

SWIFT, Raymond Ralph

Service number 3909
Corporal
50th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 12 Sep 1896