Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial

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Location Masonic School, Balcombe Heights Estate, Seven Hills Road, Baulkham Hills, The Hills Shire - New South Wales, Australia
Type memorial
Description

The William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial commemorates the masons of New South Wales who died in service or were killed in action during World War One.

Inside the 8 mm thick steel surround with the veteran soldiers outlined cut out, there are 4 glass plate panels 12 mm thick with the names of all the New South Wales Masons who died in World War One. Each of the glass panels is 1 meter tall and 1.6 meters wide and behind the memorial there stands the flag pole approximately 6 meters tall. Around the base of the memorial, the surrounding area is planted with Rosemary in a natural bush setting.

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Inscription

MEMORIAL AVENUE OF TREES

IN 1922, THE FORMER WILLIAM THOMPSON MASONIC
SCHOOL AND HOSTEL WAS OPENED ON THIS ESTATE
AND 364 AUSTRALIAN BRUSH BOX TREES WERE
PLANTED TO HONOUR THE FREEMASONS FROM NSW
WHO WERE KILLED IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

THE AVENUE OF TREES IS COMPLEMENTED BY
THE SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL

(Names)

MEMORIAL TO THE FALLEN

THE SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED IN 2007.
ETCHED INTO IT ARE THE NAMES OF THE 364 MASONS
FROM NSW WHO DIED IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

A COMMEMORATION SERVICE FOR THE FALLEN
IS HELD ANNUALLY ON REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY.

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

DAVIDSON, William

Service number OFFICER
Major
1st Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 24 Apr 1866

SHAPIRA, Francis Cunningham

Service number 1258
Second Lieutenant
Born 30 Jul 1887

GOODSIR, Albert Victor

Service number 770
Sergeant
33rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 18 Aug 1888

METCALFE, James Beverley

Service number OFFICER
Major
10th Field Ambulance
AIF WW1
Born 13 Jan 1888

YOUNG, Alexander Stewart

Second Lieutenant
17th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 21 Sep 1892

LARCOMBE, George Henry

Service number 60478
Private
Born 30 May 1897

SPENCER, William James

Service number 4900
Lieutenant
15th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 25 Sep 1887

SAWYER, Thomas Ernest

Service number 2391
Private
34th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1892

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