Upper Lansdowne Second World War Honour Roll

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The memorial is a timber honour roll with the a curved pediment topping the board with carved pillars flanking each side. The dedication is printed in gold drop shadow lettering. Carved shelves frame the top and bottom of the main board, which contains the names of 70 men and women from Upper Lansdowne who served in the Second World War. The names are printed in gold and listed in two columns. The names of five men are identified with a gold cross, indicating they were killed. The honour roll, together with photographs of four men who lost their lives, were unveiled by Mr Leslie Charles Jordan, MLA, at a ceremony on 24 November 1946 at the Upper Lansdowne Memorial Hall (The Manning River Times and Advocate, 21 December 1946). The Chairman, Mr C C Drury, presided over the event with over 200 residents in attendance. Speakers included Rev R A Munro, Major Bailey (Salvation Army), Cr W McLaughlin (Manning Shire Council) and Mr Frank Belford (ex-president RSL).  The photographs unveiled on the day were of four of the five men who died on active service: Private Bruce Lindsay McLaughlin, Private Harold George Christensen, Lance Corporal Leonard Mondrook Bartlett and Private Eric Fleming. The photograph of Flight Sergeant Stanley Andrew Unger had been unveiled at an earlier occasion. The honour roll is housed in the Upper Lansdowne Memorial Hall. Access to the memorial is restricted to the opening hours of the hall.