Historical information
This Honour Board listing of Fallen and Returned Servicemen contibutes to and is part of a National collection of memorials to honour our armed forces.
This large 1914-1918 Honour Board was for many years at the back of the Dumosa and Towaninnie Hall stage.
Significance
This is believed to be the only existing 1914-18 Honour Board Roll of Honour specifically for Dumosa and Towaninnie servicemen and women.
Physical description
Large First World War Honour Board of Dumosa and Towaninnie,(Wycheproof District). Top part is circular/arched and features appliques of raised grape vine with branches. The 46 military names are incribed in gold leaf in two columns. Nine Fallen locals are marked with a cross.
Inscriptions & markings
Embossed in gold lettering on Honour Board: SHEPHERD.A./MORRISON.J/MORRISON.H./
HOSKING.F/WHITE.H./+FORRESTER.J./BOHAN.J./HOSKING.M./MCCALMAN.A./MCPHERSON.G./MCPHERSON.NURSE/MCPHERSON.A./BURNS.
P./+,MCDONALD.G./WESTCOTT,C./TUCKER.
F./CASSIDY.E./HOSKING.J.H./HARDING.T.
/HARDING.G.M./ELLIS.C./+MCLEOD.W./
DASHWOOD.C./MURRAY.P./MCCORMICK.J./
WILSON.C./+ROWLEY.N./MILLER.W./JOHNSON,R./+O'BRIEN.R./PEARCE.S./+WEBBER.W.S./
BAXTER.J./MCPHEE.A./MCPHEE.W./HICKEY.J./
ALFRED.W./SHAW.C/+NALDER.J./HOWE.W./
ROOTS.C./+HULL.G./+HOGAN.M.
Subjects
- world war one,
- army,
- 1914 1918,
- soldiers,
- a,
- nurse,
- wycheproof,
- fallen soldiers,
- dumosa,
- towaninnie,
- sevicemen,
- honour board,
- shepherd,
- j morrison,
- h morrison,
- f hosking,
- h white,
- jim,
- forrrester fallen,
- p bohan,
- v hosking,
- j bohan,
- j hosking,
- m bohan,
- a mccalman,
- g mcpherson,
- mcpherson,
- a mcpherson,
- p burns,
- g mcdonald fallen,
- c westcott,
- f tucker,
- e cassidy,
- j h,
- hosking,
- t harding,
- g m harding,
- c ellis,
- w mcleod,
- fallen,
- c dashwood,
- p murray,
- j mccormick,
- c wilson,
- n rowley fallen,
- w miller,
- r johnson,
- r o brien,
- s pearce,
- w s webber fallen,
- j baxter,
- a mcphee,
- j hickey,
- w alfred,
- c shaw,
- j nalder fallen,
- w howe,
- c roots,
- g hull,
- m hogan fallen
