Jiggi Red Cross Society First World War Honour Roll

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This war memorial is a polished timber honour roll for the First World War. It features a classical pediment and has shallow shelves at the top and bottom of the board. The roll is decorated at the top with paintings of the crossed Australian Red Ensign and Union Jack flags. Attached the centre panel of the board is a white marble tablet, with a curved top edge. It is inscribed with the names of 10 members of the Jiggi community who fell in the war. Their names are listed in alphabetical order and highlighted in black.  The memorial was organised by the Jiggi Red Cross Society. Formed in 1915, the committee organised a 'welcome home' gift for each soldier who returned from the front. At their fifth annual meeting, held in July 1920, the group had 60 members and the Jiggi Hall Committee provided the building free of charge for their meetings. The roll was ready to be unveiled by mid-1921 but it was "postponed indefinitely", according to an advertisement placed in the Northern Star on 28 July 1921. The ad also referred to a war trophy, which had been allocated to Jiggi. Many schools and communities were presented with trophies after the war, such as machine guns captured by the Allies. The unveiling took place at the hall three months later on 10 September 1921. The function was described in detail in the Star on 13 October. Mr W. Moffitt acted as Chairman for the event and President of the Jiggi Red Cross Society Mrs J. Somerville had the honour of performing the unveiling. After lunch, Mr A. Clark paid tribute to those who had served and expressed thanks to the Terania Shire for securing war trophies for district communities. Councillor J. Somerville then unveiled the trophy.  The honour roll is available for viewing when the Jiggi Hall is open for social occasions. The whereabouts of the trophy are unknown.