Baan Baa First World War Roll of Honour

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The Baan Baa First World War Roll of Honour is a large timber board, which commemorates 50 veterans from the area, six of whom are marked on the roll as killed in action. The names are printed neatly in gold across three columns and the Rising Sun emblem of the Australian Imperial Forces is located at the top of the centre column.  Fundraising for the project was underway by May 1917, with races held on 30 May in aid of the roll and the Red Cross Society (The Daily Observer, 19 May 1917). Following the event, it was reported in the Australian Town and Country Journal, 13 June 1917, the event raised 100 pounds. In early 1918, the roll was displayed in the window of the shop of the maker, H. Logan & Co.,  before before being unveiled at the Baan Baa School on 26 April. At the event, teacher Mr Greentree said the board would be a daily reminder the to the children of what their fathers and brothers did in the cause of justice and freedom. Mr Wearne M.L.A. then unveiled the board (The North Western Courier, 11 March 1918, 29 April 1918). The memorial was later relocated. It is now found on the eastern wall of the Baan Baa Community Hall.