TOWAMBA WW1 MEMORIAL.
Relocated to the Sports Ground. Photo K. Clery

INSCRIPTIONS ON WAR MEMORIALS, TOWAMBA

Inscription on WW1 memorial

THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY
THE RESIDENTS OF TOWAMBA
AND DISTRICT IN HONOUR
OF THE MEN WHO SERVED
AND ENLISTED IN
THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919

KILLED
(Enclosed in a Wreath)
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
THAN HE WHO LAYS DOWN
HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY

Beasley. E.J. (author of the war letters)
Johnston. H. .
Johnston. R.H. .
Laing. T. (mentioned in War Letters)
Ryan. G.A.
Young. W.S.

RETURNED

Beasley. A.C.
Beasley. A.J.
Beasley. B.
Beasley. H.E.S.
Beasley. J.H.
Brownlie. A.L.
Brownlie. R.M.
Brownlie. W.H.
Dickie. G.T.
Hogg. E.E.
Hogg. W.
Laing. C.H.
Laing. H.
 ENLISTED
Brownlie. A.
Beasley. R.G.
Hunt. A.
Murray. H.
McLeod. D.E.
McLeod. K.
McLeod. N.K.W.
McDonald. W.A.
Rankin. S.S.
Smith. W.T.

RETURNED

Martin. J.R.
Mitchell. J.T.
McLeod. M.J.
Osment. H.
Reed. E.
Roberts. J.C.
Sawers. P.
Smith. A.E.L.
Smith. V.C.O.
Tasker. A.
Wornes. A.
Young. G.E.W.

LAURIE WATSON (sitting) AND PETER SAWERS.
WW1.
Photo courtesy Jean McPaul



WORLD WAR 11
Inscription on gate posts.

THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED
BY THE RESIDENTS OF TOWAMBA
AND DISTRICT IN HONOUR OF THE
MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED
AND ENLISTED IN WORLD WAR 11
1939 - 1945
TOWAMBA WW11
MEMORIAL GATE POST.
Lefthand side.
Photo K. Clery		 TOWAMBA WW11
MEMORIAL GATE POST.
Righthand side.
Photo K. Clery
* Mitchell. A. L.

RETURNED
Beasley. A. C.
Beasley. C. B.
Brownlie. J. L.
Clements. A. V.
Clements. C. W.
Clements. G. O.
Clements. R. E.
Greer. A. E.
Legge. T. A.
Love. L. L.
Lucas. R. A.
Parker. J. A.
Parker. T. A.
Rigby. F.
Roberts. A. V.
Roberts. H. A.
Roberts. R. P.
Smith. V. A.
Tasker. A.		 ENLISTED

Beasley. L. E.
Greer. W. T.
Laing. A. C.
Laing. C. R.
Laing. M. A.

SERVICE WOMEN

Brownlie. A. M.
Smith. Y. E.

This legend refers to the information below supplied by Bernie Cornell.

WAR MEMORIALS AT: BURRAGATE 1919, WYNDHAM 1922, TOWAMBA 1925
LEGEND: P = PLOT, R = ROW, No. = NUMBER OF GRAVE.
V. B. = VILLERS BRETONNEUX
MENIN GATE = RECORDS NAMES OF SOLDIERS MISSING IN BELGIUM.
V.B. MEMORIAL = RECORDS NAMES OF THOSE MISSING IN FRANCE.
TOTAL = 18,450 AUSTRALIANS
V.C. CORNER = A MASS GRAVE OF REMAINS RECOVERED AT FROMELLES AT WAR'S END.

No NAME DIED WHERE CEMETERY GRAVE
 P - R - No.
NOT ON MEMORIAL Claude Turbet 8.8.1915 Lone Pine, Gallipoli Shrapnel Gully 1 - C - 16
1916
2855 Edward Beasley 23.7.1916 Pozieres V.B. Memorial
2219 Roy Davidson 23.7.1916 Pozieres V.B. Memorial
1749 Percy Moore 26.7.1916 Pozieres Serre Rd 2 10 - B - 10
3831 Ern. Robinson 21.7.1916 Pozieres Dours 1 - B. 31
4841 Lawrence Robinson 19.7.1916 Fromelles V.C. Corner Mass
5388 Robert Johnston 24.10.1916 Pozieres Becourt 1 - Y - 13
1917
3735 Ambrose Grant 6.5.1917 Bullecourt Cabaret Rouge 17 - AA - 43
4359 Walter Reid 16.12.1917 Messines Menin Gate
5168 Osborne Rixon 2.4.1917 Bullecourt Lebucquire 1 - B - 6
6135 Gordon Ryan 16.4.1917 Bullecourt Grevillers 1 - B - 18
6607 Tom Laing 9.4.1917 Bullecourt Hermies Hill 3 - D - 21
4614 William Young 4.10.1917 Broodsiende R. Menin Gate
1918
3805 Cecil Fawcett 17.6.1918 Villers Bretonneux Beacon 3 - H - 9
2643 Tom Tasker 8.5.1918 Villers Bretonneux Pernois 1 - C - 10
776 Harry Johnston 8.7.1918 Villers Bretonneux Franvillers 1 - C - 19
5121 Patrick Kerr 17.8.1918 Proyart Villers Bretonneux Memorial
3031 Robert Sawers 22.7.1918 Villers Bretonneux Ribemont. Extn. 1 - C - 9
4307 Bernard Whelan 2.6.1918 Villers Bretonneux V. B. Cemetery 11 - E - 2
1942
NX50919 Keith Robertson 22.1.1942 Parit Sulong, Malaya Singapore Memorial Krantji
1943
NX22913 Gordon Sawers 2.11.1943 Burma Railway, Thailand Kanchanaburi Cemetery, Thailand
NX60240 Bob Robinson 22.11.1943 Osaka, Japan Youenchi Pk, Yokohama B - C3 - 3
1945
NX28667 Richard Farrell 26.1.1945 Sandakan, Borneo Labuan Memorial, Borneo
NX32273 Leslie Mitchell 23.6.1945 Ranau, Borneo Labuan Memorial, Borneo


Anzac Day c 1950-57
Photo courtesy Don Mills		 Don Mills (teacher) and Towamba Public School pupils on ANZAC Day. c 1950-57
Photo courtesy Don Mills