Railways Traffic Branch, First World War and Second World War Honour Roll, Railway Remembrance Wall, Central Station
Description
First World War and Second World War Honour roll, hung on the Railway Remembrance Wall at Central Station, near platform 23.
Additional information by Sydney Trains:
After investigation into this untitled Honour Roll, it was found the employees all belonged to the Traffic Branch.
A large polished wooden Honour Roll board, with 234 Traffic Branch railways employees names who served in the First World War and the Second World War painted in white in seven columns, behind seven glass panes. It was decorated with a crown and crossed Union Jack and Australian flags, and the words 'Lest we forget' above.
It was eventually fixed to the western Railway Remembrance Wall at Central Station.
Inscription
Lest We Forget
1914 - 18 Roll of Honour 1939 - 45
[Names]
Veterans listed on this memorial
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Address
Central Station
Haymarket NSW 2000
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Sydney, City of
Setting
- Building – inside
Memorial type
- Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Peter F Williams. Updated information from Sydney Trains.Established Date format:
$e_original_date = $entity->field_established['und'][0]['value'];
if (!empty($e_original_date)) {
$changed_date = strtotime($e_original_date);
$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
print '';
}Conflict/s
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45