Young Soldiers Memorial Tower

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The Soldiers Memorial Tower is the central feature of the Young Shire Council Town Hall and Council chambers building. The tower features a clock face at the top and a bronze statue of a Digger, located on the street-side of the tower at roof level. There are several polished granite tablets on the outside of the main doorway beneath and inside the entrance foyer on which inscriptions and veterans' names from the First and Second World Wars are engraved. Four smaller plaques list separately those who died in both the First and Second World Wars, with bigger plaques listing all those who served. Some veterans' names are therefore duplicated. Notes on veterans' names: Australian War Memorial (AWM) records have no C Allen with any apparent connection to Young AWM has no record of Brad Burrows but does list Alfred Burrows of Young as KIA AWM has no record of TR Burstall AWM has no record of Anthony Caldwell but does list Arthur E Caldwell, born at Young, as DOW AWM records list only a WL Carnegie, who was KIA, but with no apparent link to Young AWM records list only one N Duncan, who was KIA, but with no apparent link to Young AWM records list this veteran as L F Gilbert Listed in AWM records as J F Hardy Listed in AWM records as Lloyd Hardy No S J Hardy is listed in AWM Honour Roll, however J F Hardy, born at Young, is listed as DOD Name is spelled Hargraves in AWM records AWM records list this veteran as William John Harris AWM records A J Kairl not AL as per memorial AWM has no record of AJB Lennon but two JA Lennon both of whom were KIA AWM records list no ME Madden but list WE Madden, born in Young, who was accidentally killed AWM records list an MF and a MFJ Martin both of whom died of injuries AWM lists this veteran as William Geoffrey Millard as presumed death at sea AWM records list only one James Nash with a connection to Young and he was discharged invalid AWM lists this veteran as Kenneth Charles Price, died of injuries AWM records list only Thomas Vernon Price, presumed death at sea, but has no apparent link to Young AWM has no record of F Schapira but records F C Shapira as having been accidentally killed. AWM records notes that the name may be spelled as 'Sheehan' AWM Honour Rolls list 7 Sutherlands with the first initial 'J', but none with an apparent link to Young AWM Honour Rolls have no C Taylor with an apparent link to Young, but does list Allan Campbell Taylor, born at Young, as KIA AWM records have this veteran listed as Hugh Albernest Tout AWM records list 7 Wests withthe first initial 'J' none of whom have apparent links to Young AWM records list 28 Wilsons with the first initial 'A'