St Philip’s Anglican Church Auburn First World War Honour Roll
Description
The memorial is a large, white marble tablet, set within a decorative stone frame. The frame features carved columns and raised lettering, identifiying the name of the church and the dedication. Delicate carvings of flowers and leaves also adorn the roll. The tablet is inscribed with the names of 101 men and one woman, Nurse A H Wood, from the parish who served in the First World War. They are listed across five columns and blackened. Twenty-two of those listed did not return.
The roll is positioned on the eastern wall inside St Philip's Anglican Church in Auburn, NSW. The church was established in 1885. Access to the memorial is restricted to the opening hours of the church.
About the veterans
For further details on the veterans listed on this roll, click 'view' in the rightmost column in the veterans table below.
The following 22 men of the parish did not return. The 19 listed in the first group are also named on the Auburn War Memorial and Municipality of Auburn 1914–1919 Honour Roll:
- father and son E G Beasley* and E R Beasley*, G Bell, R Cracknell, E W Hall, (J)A(V) Jones, J Kay, L W Landon, A H Marshal, C E Page, W D Paine, J J Remilton, W E Reynolds, A Sheppard, K M Smorti, A E Waters, R Webster and brothers A C Wolff and D E Wolff.
- H Bowman, C R Field, W R Haigh.
Of these casualities, only E G Beasley* and C E Page died at Gallipoli, Turkey.
The identity of H Bowman, who is marked on the roll as having died in the war, is not known.
Spelling errors on this roll:
- The spelling of 'Beasley'* is incorrect for all three soldiers listed with this surname. The correct spelling is Beesley.
- The spelling of 'Mortiboys' is incorrect for the soldier listed with this surname. The correct spelling is Mortiboy.
Inscription
St. Philips Honour Roll
[Names]
"Greater love hath no man than this."
x Made the Supreme Sacrifice.
1914 Men who served in the Great War 1919
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Last held rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflicts | Fate | Service No. | Service | Unit at embarkation | Campaign | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | J G | Beasley | First World War, 1914–18 | Returned to Australia (RTA) | 58302 | Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) | view | ||
| Private | E R | Beesley | First World War, 1914–18 | Died of wounds (DOW) | 3358 | Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) | 42nd Battalion | Somme 1918 | view |
| Sergeant | E G | Beesley | First World War, 1914–18 | Killed in action (KIA) | 1501 | Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) | Anzac | Gallipoli 1915 | view |
| Corporal | G R A | Bell | First World War, 1914–18 | Died of disease (DOD) | 13191 | Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) | Transport | Somme 1918 | view |
| E | Bennett | First World War, 1914–18 | view | ||||||
| H | Bowman | First World War, 1914–18 | view | ||||||
| L E | Bracey | First World War, 1914–18 | view | ||||||
| H W | Brewer | First World War, 1914–18 | view | ||||||
| R E | Brewer | First World War, 1914–18 | view | ||||||
| S | Cantle | First World War, 1914–18 | view |
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Address
St Philip's Anglican Church
Cnr Hall Street and Macquarie Road
Auburn NSW 2144
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Cumberland Council
Setting
- Building – inside
Memorial type
- Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Ron InglisEstablished Date format:
$e_original_date = $entity->field_established['und'][0]['value'];
if (!empty($e_original_date)) {
$changed_date = strtotime($e_original_date);
$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
print '';
}Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18
Materials
- Marble
- Other stone