Tamworth Methodist Church Great War Memorial Window and Honour Roll

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The central stained glass window in this group of three is dedicated to members of the Tamworth Methodist Church Circuit who fell in battle in the Great War. It is a tall, narrow window, measuring 14 feet high by two feet, six inches wide. It features a beautiful pattern incorporating geometric and floral elements, created using coloured glass in vivid reds, greens, pinks, and yellows.  Included in the design are two sets of text. In the middle is the Bible quote "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends", which is a common inscription on memorials for the First World War. At the bottom of the window is the dedication to the servicemen who died. Their names are inscribed on the brass honour roll attached to the wall directly below the window.  The window is positioned between two others, which are listed separately on the NSW War Memorials Register as the Pryor Brothers Memorial Windows, Tamworth. They are dedicated to Private Walter Pryor and Lance Corporal Robert Oliver Pryor, who also served in the First World War. Their names are not included on the honour roll, presumably because they had these personalised windows.  All three windows were designed and made by Sydney artist W. Couldery. They were dedicated on 10 August 1919 by Captain Chaplain William Mills Robson, formerly of Tamworth, who had enlisted two years earlier. The occasion was reported in detail in the Daily Observer the following day. Also on site is the Methodist Church Tamworth Circuit First World War Roll of Honor, a set of two timber boards that were dedicated in the same ceremony. Several names on the boards are also on the brass roll below the window.  The church is now known as Tamworth City Uniting Church. Access inside to view its memorials is restricted to its opening hours.

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