Ramornie First World War Roll of Honor

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The memorial is an ornately decorated brass and wood, wall mounted honour board with the names of 50 veterans inscribed on small brass plaques. There is no end year for the First World War on the board indicating that the memorial was dedicated before the end of the war. The memorial was constructed by the Wunderlich Company in Sydney and there are numerous examples of this particular design found throughout NSW.  As noted above, it is a hammered copper bronzed memorial mounted on polished oak. At the top it has an egg and dart design with crossed Union Jack and Commonwealth flags. It has decorative columns on each side and in the centre are brass engraved name plates.  Those who fell are indicated by a black cross. The roll of honour was unveiled at the Ramornie Hall on 26 May 1917 by Mrs Winkler, whose son Charlie Winkler was the first man from Ramornie to fall in conflict. A large number of residents attended the ceremony which included an address by Dr Henry and speeches by several members of the clergy. At the time of the unveiling there were 45 names on the memorial board with seven identified with black crosses (Daily Examiner, 23 June 1917).  The memorial is now found in the Eatonsville Public Hall.