MemorialsWilliam Allen Memorial
About
The courtyard of the Aberdeen RSL and Citizens Club contains a monument and two honour rolls. The memorial was dedicated on 24 April 1960. It is a squat concrete monument, with lacquered riverstones embedded in the surface. A Flame of Remembrance sculpture sits atop the pillar and a relief sculpture of a laurel wreath decorates the front face. The memorial is positioned on a sandstone-brick base. It was built by Nelson Donnelly. The memorial was paid for by William Allan, who was a founding member of the club. His name is misspelt as 'Allen' on the plaque attached to the memorial and on the honour rolls nearby. It is also referred to as the Aberdeen RSL War Memorial. The honor rolls are mounted nearby, on an exterior wall of the club. They are protected by a verandah. Read more about William Allan on the NSW War Memorials Register. Notes on veterans' names: No records can be found for deceased veterans from this area with the following names: G Gardiner, A Garnor, J Henderson and C Smith. The status codes for these veterans have been left as killed in action (KIA) as that is what is indicated by the memorial. All other status codes for deceased veterans have been taken from information in the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour and Commemorative Roll, the World War 2 Nominal Roll and the National Archives of Australia.