Brushgrove District Soldiers Helpers League First World War Honour Roll

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The war memorial is a polished timber honour roll for the First World War, made of Queensland Maple. At the top of the board is a classical pediment, with small shelves at the top and bottom of the roll. Each side of the roll is framed by a carved column. A laurel wreath overlaid by the crossed Union Jack and Australian Red Ensign, all painted in full colour, sit above the list of 87 veterans. The names of those who served in the war are printed in gold lettering across three columns on the main body of the board. A small gold symbol denotes those who were killed. Some of these names also appear on the St John's Church Brushgrove Great War Honour Roll and the Lawrence Anglican Church First World War Roll of Honour. The unveiling of the honour board took place in the Brushgrove Literary Institute on 2 June 1917 in the presence of a large crowd. The memorial was unveiled by Mr John Lattimore, President of the Brushgrove Soldiers Helpers League, with addresses given by the clergy of the Mid-Clarence region. Mr D McLachlan, Joint Secretary of the League, read out the 67 names of the volunteers inscribed on the board which had "space left for any other recruits that may enlist" (Daily Examiner (Grafton), 8 June 1917). The memorial was designed and made by Messrs Sanders, furniture manufacturers of Grafton (Daily Examiner, 31 May 1917). The board is mounted on a wall inside the Brushgrove-Tyndale Hall, and can be viewed when the hall is open on public occasions.