Armadale Congregational Church Honour Board
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 Reconstructed Armadale Congregational Church - Historic Precinct | |
 Honour Board | |
| Monument Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Armadale Congregational Church Honour Board |
| Location | Hung in the Armadale Congregational Church, originally located on the corner of Church Avenue and Third Road, Armadale. The church has now been relocated to the Minnawarra Historic Precinct, Jull Street, Armadale |
| Dedication Date | ???? |
Armadale Congregational Church Honour Board commemorates those from the Armadale Congregational Church who served in World War One.
History
In April 1916 a send-off in the church was held for many of the men on the Honour Board;
On Wednesday last, in the Armadale Congregational Church, a send-off was given to all the soldiers of the town, then in camp or about to go ... All the soldiers were not present, but the farewell was given to the following:—Messrs. Joe Farnell, K. Sloan, A. E. and A. H. Bingham, A. Grafham, J. Saw, B. and F. Powell, R. Beatty, Serman, H. Richards, T. Bailey,F. W. Wakeham, Chas. Fielder, L. Morgan, W. G. Martin, S. Till, E. Serls, H. Stenson, Claude March, and Vernon Whitney. It was mentioned during the evening that Norman Skewes was going into camp.[1]
The dedication date of the Honour Board is unclear, however it was noted as in place in the church by 1918;
The young men of the church did their part in the Great War, as the long honor roll testifies, and the beautiful pulpit, a memorial to one of them Mr Grafham, who made the supreme sacrifice. This was erected in 1918. [2]
Setting
The Honour Board was hung in the Armadale Congregational Church building, where it remains.
Description
Monument Details
Title
Honor Board
The Great War
1914 - 1918
- † Ernest William Serls
- Hartland Wheare Richards
- Hector Lionel Saw
- William Thomas Saw
- Claude Robert Marsh
- Francis William Wakeham
- Vernon Claude Witney
- † Charles Leonard Lockhart
- Arthur Charles Grafham
- Eric Oswald Strang
- Arthur Candish
- George Henry Aspinall
- Charles Fielder
- Frederick White
- Ellis Shackleton
- William Edward Butcher MM RMG MID
- Henry (Harry) Butcher
- Norman Leslie Skewes
- Joseph Charles Joshua Farnell
- Richard Beattie
- Arthur Edward Bingham
- † Austin Henry (Paddy) Bingham
- William Bingham
- † Herbert Winton Turner
- James Clarence Taylor
- † Thomas Woodard
- Stanley Thomas Marsh
- Keith Herbert Sloan
- Herbert Sherwood Marsh
- Frederick Thorneycroft Plant
† Those killed in action are noted on the board with an asterisk
References
- ↑ "FAREWELLS TO SOLDIERS.". The West Australian. XXXII, (4,385). Western Australia. 21 April 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 1 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "THE OLD CANNING CHURCH. ITS HISTORY AND ASSOCIATIONS.". The Swan Express. XXIX, (57). Western Australia. 18 October 1929. p. 7. Retrieved 1 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.