Ewingsdale First World War and Second World War Roll of Honour

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This timber roll of honour lists 43 veterans from the Ewingsdale area who enlisted for service in the First and Second World Wars. There were 23 and 20 respectively, with the 20 including two veterans of the Women's Services. The board is approximately three feet wide and five foot, six inches tall. Attached to the top left-hand side of the board is a small ornament, shaped like a First World War soldier. Also on top, in the centre of the board, are paintings of the crossed Union Jack and Australian flags, flanking the Rising Sun emblem. Below this are two floral emblems: the NSW waratah and the Australian emblem, the wattle. On the main body of the board, directly above the list of names, are four more flags. The Australian and French flags and two Union Jacks.   The memorial was dedicated around December 1946. It is mounted at the end of the Ewingsdale Community Hall, adjacent to the entrance door. Notes on veteran names: Four of the veterans listed were killed in action (KIA) and one died of disease while on active service. Mr F. Woods, is marked as KIA but could not be confirmed as a Mr Wood from the local area. There are two sets of brothers who joined the services and two veterans who might be relatives. Five of the veterans listed are unable to be traced or identified with confidence from Ewingsdale or the surrounding areas, using the A.I.F. Project or the National Archives of Australia databases.  Additional information: The Ewingsdale Community Hall is one of two of the most historic buildings in the Byron Bay area. It was built in 1908 and located on William Flick Lane (formerly the Pacific Highway), which is lined with large Moreton Bay fig trees. The hall belongs to the Ewingsdale Community Association and is popular for weddings, events, and classes of many kinds.

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