Woodford Leigh District First and Second World War Honor Boards

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These three timber honour rolls are located inside the Brushgrove-Tyndale Hall. They commemorate those from the Woodford Leigh district who served in the First and Second World Wars.  The central board in the group is the First World War roll. It was made of Queensland maple by Messrs H.H. Sanders, furniture makers of Grafton (established 1862). The unveiling ceremony was held at Woodford Leigh School on 13 July 1917 in front of a large crowd. Councillor D.L. Archer presided over the event and the roll was unveiled by Mr W.T. Fraser, Inspector of Schools (Daily Examiner, 19 July 1917). The roll for the Second World War runs over two boards, with 31 names in total. The boards were designed to match the First World War roll. The unveiling was held at the school's annual Empire Day picnic on 24 May 1947. The event was arranged by the Woodford Leigh P. and C. Association and the honour roll committee. Mrs Denis Comerford performed the unveiling, a possible relation to the three Comerfords listed on the roll. On the day, certificates were presented to the servicemen in attendance and a bookcase was dedicated to Tom Bancroft who died in a Prisoner of War camp (Daily Examiner, 21 April 1947; 27 May 1947). All three boards were originally unveiled in the Woodford Leigh Public School. The school opened in 1869 and closed in December 1956. The rolls are now found in the Brushgrove-Tyndale Hall.

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