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

OSBORN, Cecil John

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

SPROTT, John

Service number 1418
Lieutenant
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 28 Oct 1893

TAYLOR, James Balfour Harcus

Service number 606
Second Lieutenant
52nd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 15 Jul 1893

BITMEAD, Roy

Service number 1469
Corporal
4th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 16 Jun 1892

JESSOP, Hedley

Service number 5131
Private
10th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

WILSON, Harry

Service number 6429
Sapper
1st Field Company Engineers
AIF WW1

SWIFT, Raymond Ralph

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

BAKER, Henry Squire

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