Pimlico Second World War Roll of Honour Flag

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This unique honour roll is an Australian flag, mounted in a timber frame. Attached to the lower half of the flag are 20 pieces of timber, each inscribed with the name of a veteran of the Second World War. Each name is highlighted in gold and is accompanied by a knitted poppy.  The flag itself was on view at a meeting of the Pimlico branch of the Tintenbar Shire War Service Fund in October 1941. At the meeting, Mr S. Frank George volunteered to make a frame for the flag, and he would later inscribe the names. The timber for the project was donated by Mr R. Granger of Lismore (Northern Star, 25 October 1941; 13 December 1941). The unveiling ceremony took place after a concert on 28 January 1942. The Northern Star, 3 February 1942, reported the "Pimlico Hall was packed to overflowing" for the event, including the parents of the enlistees named on the roll. Mr. H. L. Anthony, a First World War veteran, performed the unveiling. Mr J. Biggs, acting as chairman, asked Mr George to present a photograph of the memorial to the mothers present. He also noted the flag was framed by "cream masonite "wood work" on either side with framed portraits of the King and Queen", which had also been made by Mr George. These elements no longer remain with the roll.  The hall is now the Pimlico Hall Museum and access to the memorial is restricted to its opening hours.