St Martin's Church Great War Honour Roll, Mullumbimby

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This war memorial is an honour roll for the First World War. It lists the names of 101 veterans from the Mullumimby area who enlisted in the war, including those who died while in service.  The memorial consists of an embossed copper panel, attached to a timber backing board. The top of the panel features a laurel wreath, surrounding a cross. Above this design is a ribbon banner with the name and dates of the war. The names are inscribed on individual brass plates and attached on the lower half of the panel.  Planning for the roll was underway by early November 1924, when the vicar of Mullumbimby, Reverend D. J. Collins, called for "names of all sailors, soldiers and nurses from the district" to be submitted. As no other memorial had been built in the area yet, all denominations would be accepted (Tweed Daily, 4 November 1924).  A further call-out for names was made in the Tweed Daily on 4 February 1925, at which time it was also announced a tender for the construction of the roll had been chosen. The article said it would be "a simple but beautiful design, six feet high." The finished roll was installed in the new St Martin's Memorial Church, Mullumbimby, in time for its official opening on 25 March 1925. It was identified as a gift from the St John's Women's Guild in the Tweed Daily on 13 March.

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