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LINKS

1. Bungarby War Memorial < http://www.skp.com.au/memorials/pages/20123.htm>, and

2. The Register of War Memorial in New South Wales - Bungarby War Memorial and Bungarby Memorial Hall < http://www.warmemorialsnsw.asn.au/Details.cfm?MemNo=417 >.

Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

I have compiled a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet with details about the men whose names appear on the Bungarby Memorial and the Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll, please refer attached file. If necessary I can save in a different format for publication on a web page. Some of the men whose names appear in my spreadsheet could also be located in family histories published on MonaroPioneers wepages. Please contact me if you have any queries and/or enquiries about the people appearing in the attached spreadsheet.

Bungarby District Recruitment and Service WW1 (The Great War 1914 - 1919)

Family Name

Given Name

Rank

Awards

Service No.

Battalion

Date of enlistment

Place of enlistment

Status (KIA, DOW or RTA)

Date returned to Australi

Memorial or place of burial

Honor Roll or War Memorial

Recruited - Snowy River March

Served WW2

Date Deceased Australia

Records avalable - Nat. Archives series B2455 (Canberra)

BROOK

Walter Frederick

Sgt

2518

38th

30.05.1916

RTA

18.01.1919

Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

3128541

CASSILLES

Henry (Harry)

Lance Corp

2387

10/55th

26.02.1916

RTA

23.06.1919

Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

Snowy River Recruitment at Bungarby

CLARKE

Granville G. T. C. *

Pte

2643

55th

13.05.1916

Nimmitabel

KIA

26.09.1917

29 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belguim

Bungarby Memorial & Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

Snowy River Recruitment at Bungarby

1969220

DENHOLM (DENHOLME)

James McCracken

Sgt

5356

03.12.1915

RTA

19.02.1919

Bungarby Memorial & Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

Snowy River Recruitment at Bungarby

FISK

Glynn Moulton

Pte

2147

55th

16.01.1916

Recruited at Bungarby, enlisted Cooma

KIA

09.04.1918

Villiers Breatenaux

Bungarby Memorial & Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

Snowy River Boy

3909736

KELLY

William James Thomas

Lance Corp

2930

18th

07.02.1916

Cooma/Goulburn

Died pneumonia

10.12.1918

FRANCE 717 Le Chateau Communal Cemetery

Bungarby Memorial & Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

Snowy River Recruitment at Bungarby

7366804

LEWIS

Raymond Henry *

Pte

2937

55th

18.07.1916

Nimmitabel

KIA (Polygon Wood)

19.01.1917

29 The Ypres (Mein Gate) Memorial, Belgium

Bungarby Memorial & Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

Snowy River Recruitment at Bungarby

MANNING

Richard William

Pte

3403

5th M. G. Bn

27.05.1916

RTA

05.07.1919

Maffra Church Honor Roll

Snowy River Recruitment at Bungarby

McVEITY

Daniel Bernard

Sgt

4086

30th

27.051916

RTA

05.07.1919

Bungarby Memorial & Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

Snowy River Recruitment at Bungarby

NUGENT

George *

Lieut

13th

Queanbeyan

DOW

07.07.1918

FRANCE 29 Crouy British Cemetery Crouy-Sur-Somme

Bungarby Memorial & Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

PARKES

Thomas

Pte

2487

55th

08.02.1916

RTA

16.01.1919

Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

Snowy River Recruitment at Bungarby

POWELL

William

Pte

2168

55th

10.02.1916

RTA

14.12.1918

Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

Snowy River Recruitment at Bungarby

RANKIN

George

Cpl

1971

2nd D. Salvage Coy

09.06.1916

RTA

21.01.1919

Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll & Maffra Church Honor Roll

Snowy River Boy

Possibly also served WW2 (was living at Yass Nursing Home in 1993 aged 100 years)

RANKIN

Norman Christian

Pte

3492

55th

09.01.1916

RTA

24.12.1918

Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

Snowy River Boy

Possibly also served WW2 (was living at Yass Nursing Home in 1993 aged 100 years)

SEEARS

Arthur Henry Harold

Pte

2550

55th

29.02.1916

RTA

01.08.1919

Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

Snowy River Recruitment at Bungarby

also served WW2

SLOAN

Edward Thomas

Pte

3880

30th

20.06.1918

DOW

20.06.1918

FRANCE 209 Fancillers Communal Cemetery Extension

Bungarby Memorial and Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

SLOAN

George Ernest

Pte

3039

5/6 Fld Coy Eng

12.02.1916

RTA

08.07.1919

Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

Snowy River Recruitment at Bungarby

SLOAN

Robert Arthur

Lance Corp

7513

13th

16.01.1917

DOW (wounded Bulla Court)

18.09.1918

Bungarby Memorial and Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

SLOAN

William Walter

Pte

2240

55th

31.01.1916

RTA

10.06.1919

Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Rol

Snowy River Boy

SMITH

Charles William

Corp

5767

1st

04.01.1916

RTA

20.05.1919

Bungarby Memorial Hall Honor Roll

Snowy River Boy

Possibly also served WW2

Australian Military Units
38th Battalion
The 38th Battalion was formed on 1 March 1916 at a camp established on the Epsom Racecourse at Bendigo in Victoria. Early training was disrupted by a severe outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis in the camp, as a result of which the healthy members were t


After training in both Australia and Britain, the 38th Battalion crossed to France in late November 1916 and moved into the trenches of the Western Front for the first time on 1 December. During the harsh winter of 1916–17 the 3rd Division was heavily inv

The 38th fought in its first major battle at Messines, in Belgium, between 7–9 June 1917. It fought in another two major attacks in this sector – the battle of Broodseinde on 4 October, and the battle of Passchendaele on 12 October. Broodseinde was a succ

Belgium remained the focus of the 38th Battalion’s activities for the next five months, until it was rushed south to France in late March 1918 to meet the German Army’s Spring Offensive. The Allies launched their own offensive on 8 August 1918, but the 38

The 38th participated in its last major action of the war between 29 September and 2 October 1918 as part of the Australian-American operation that breached the formidable defences of the Hindenburg Line along the St Quentin Canal. It was disbanded in Apr


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Glossary
10th Brigade; 1st Australian Imperial Force; 3rd Division; Battle of Amiens; Battle of Broodseinde Ridge; Battle of Messines; First Battle for Passchendaele; German Spring Offensive; Proyart; St Quentin Canal

Battle honours
Messines 1917
Ypres 1917
Polygon Wood
Broodseinde
Poelcappelle
Passchendaele
Somme 1918
Ancre 1918
Amiens
Albert 1918
Mont St Quentin
Hindenburg Line
St Quentin Canal
France and Flanders 1916-1918
Casualties
499 killed, 1478 wouned (including gassed)
For more information please see Roll of Honour, Wounded and Missing, First World War Nominal Roll databases.

Commanding Officers
Davis, Charles Herbert
Hurry, Geoffrey
Decorations
2 DSO
21 MC, 3 bars
9 DCM
76 MM, 4 bars
5 MSM
28 MID
9 foreign awards
For more information please see Honours and Awards database

Collection Items
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References
AWM 4, 23/55/1-23/55/35
E. Fairey, The 38th Battalion A.I.F.: The story and official history of the 38th Battalion A.I.F., (Bendigo: 38th Battalion History Committee, 1920

Honours & Awards (Gazetted) Database
See Introduction for further information.


YOUR SEARCH RETURNED 1 RECORD.


Brook, Walter Frederick
Service Number: 2518
Rank: Lance Sergeant
Unit: 10th LTM Bty (38th Bn)
Service: Army
Honour / Award: Military Medal
Date of London Gazette: 28 January 1918, page 1402, position 37
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 27 June 1918, page 1389, position 39

Honours & Awards (Gazetted) Database
See Introduction for further information.


YOUR SEARCH RETURNED 2 RECORDS.


Sloan, Robert Arthur
Service Number: 7315
Rank: Private
Unit: 13th Bn
Service: Army
Honour / Award: Military Medal
Date of London Gazette: 24 January 1919, page 1253, position 90
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 23 May 1919, page 897, position 127

Smith, Charles William
Service Number: 5767
Rank: Private
Unit: 1st Bn
Service: Army
Honour / Award: Military Medal
Date of London Gazette: 18 July 1917, page 7289, position 34
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 8 November 1917, page 2943, position 161

Kelly, William James
Service Number: 2930
Rank: Private
Unit: 18th Bn
Service: Army
Honour / Award: Military Medal
Date of London Gazette: 17 June 1919, page 7696, position 77
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 10 October 1919, page 1495, position 93

Australian Military Units

30th Battalion

The 30th Battalion was raised as part of the 8th Brigade at Liverpool in New South Wales on 5 August 1915. Most of its recruits hailed from the Newcastle region and other parts of country New South Wales, but almost an entire company was composed of forme

The 8th Brigade joined the newly raised 5th Australian Division in Egypt and proceeded to France, destined for the Western Front, in June 1916. The 30th Battalion’s first major battle was at Fromelles on 19 July 1916. It was tasked with providing carrying

In early 1917, the German Army withdrew to the Hindenburg Line. During the general advance that followed, the 30th Battalion had the honour of occupying Bapaume, one of the original objectives for the Somme Offensive of 1916. The 30th missed much of the h

Unlike many AIF battalions, the 30th also had a relatively quiet time during the German Spring Offensive of 1918 as the 5th Division was in reserve for much of the time. When the Allies took to the offensive again, the 30th fought in a minor attack at Mor

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Glossary

1st Australian Imperial Force; 5th Division; 8th Brigade; Battle of Amiens; Battle of Fromelles; German Spring Offensive; Hindenburg Line; Morlancourt; Polygon Wood; Second Battle of Bullecourt; Somme Offensive; St Quentin Canal

Battle honours

Somme 1916

Bapaume 1917

Bullecourt

Ypres 1917

Menin Road

Polygon Wood

Poelcappelle

Passchendaele

Ancre 1918

Amiens

Albert 1918

Mont St Quentin

Hindenburg Line

St Quentin Canal

France and Flanders 1916-1918

Egypt 1915-1917

Casualties

458 killed, 1207 wounded

For more information please see Roll of Honour, Wounded and Missing, First World War Nominal Roll databases.

Commanding Officers

Clark, James William

Abbott, Percy Phipps

Street, Frederick

Decorations

6 DSO

1 OBE

19 MC

15 DCM

84 mm, 3 bars

4 MSM

30 MID

4 foreign awards

For more information please see Honours and Awards database

Collection Items

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References

AWM 4, 23/47/1-23/47/46

H. Sloan, The purple and gold: A history of the 30th Battalion, (Sydney: 30th Battalion A.I.F. Association, 1938).

T.F. Wade-Ferrel, In all things faithful: Ahistory and album of the 30th Battalion and New South Wales Scottish Regiment 1885-1985, (Sydney: Sam Ure Smith, 1985

Australian Military Units

55th Battalion

The 55th Battalion was raised in Egypt on 12 February 1916 as part of the "doubling" of the AIF. Half of its recruits were Gallipoli veterans from the 3rd Battalion, and the other half, fresh reinforcements from Australia. Reflecting the composition of th

Arriving in France on 30 June 1916, the battalion entered the frontline trenches for the first time on 12 July and fought its first major battle at Fromelles a week later. The battle was a disaster, resulting in heavy casualties across the division. Altho

After a freezing winter manning trenches in the Somme Valley, in early 1917 the 55th Battalion participated in the advance that followed the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line. It was spared the assault but did, however, defend gains made during the se

With the collapse of Russia in October 1917, a major German offensive on the Western Front was expected in early 1918. This came in late March and the 5th Division moved to defend the sector around Corbie. The 14th Brigade took up positions to the north o

Once the German offensive had been defeated, the Allies launched their own offensive in August 1918. The 14th Brigade did not play a major role in these operations until late in the month, but its actions were critical to the capture of Péronne, which fel

The battalion was resting out of the line when the Armistice was declared on 11 November. The progressive return of troops to Australia for discharge resulted in the 55th merging with the 53rd Battalion on 10 March 1919. The combined 53/55th Battalion, in

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Glossary

14th Brigade; 1st Australian Imperial Force; 5th Division; Battle of Fromelles; Expansion and reorganisation of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in Egypt; German Spring Offensive; Hindenburg Line; Polygon Wood; Second Battle of Bullecourt; St Quentin C

Battle honours

Somme 1916

Somme 1918

Bullecourt

Ypres 1917

Menin Road

Polygon Wood

Poelcappelle

Passchendaele

Ancre 1918

Villers-Bretonneux

Amiens

Albert 1918

Mont St Quentin

Hindenburg Line

St Quentin Canal

France and Flanders 1916-1918

Egypt 1915-1917

Casualties

507 killed, 1328 wounded (including gassed)

For more information please see Roll of Honour, Wounded and Missing, First World War Nominal Roll databases.

Commanding Officers

McConaghy, David McFie

Davies, Charles Stewart

Holland, Austin Claude Selwyn

Davies, Charles Robert

Woods, Percy William

Decorations

1 VC

1 DSO

1 MBE

24 MC and 2 bars

22 DCM and 1 bar

72 MM, 1 1st bar, 1 2nd bar, 1 3rd bar

3 MSM

24 MID

4 foreign awards

For more information please see Honours and Awards database

Collection Items

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References

Battalion war diary, AWM 4, 23/72/1-23/72/38

Bungarby War Memorial

Approximately 70kms from Cooma, between Dalgety and Bombala. The Geographical Names Board of NSW lists the coordinates as:
Approx. AGD66 Lat: -36 40 00
Approx. AGD66 Long: 149 01 00
Bungarby
NSW 2630

Description:
Tapered granite obelisk with honour roll, mounted upon a concrete base, and surrounded by a white picket fence.

The old hall (now unused) is a history in itself. The memorial was erected post WW1 (date unknown) but it was refurbished when the new Bungarby Fire Shed was completed and re-dedicated on the 24th Apr 1993.

Inscription:
In everlasting memory--------"Greater love hath no man, than he, who would lay down his life for his friends"

Note 1: Two honour boards are also located within the hall.
Note 2: The Australian War Memorial lists Robert Arthur Sloan of Bungarby as having achieved the rank of Lance Corporal, as well as being awarded a Military Medal.

Established:

Dedication:
Photographed and recorded by:
Mr Richard Crispin

Year Recorded: 2004 Updated:

Additional Images with accompanying information: 1

Conflicts Commemorated: World War 1

Total Number of Veterans Names Recorded on this Memorial : 6

Status Codes

Awards and Decorations

Rank	Last Name	Initials	Conflict	Status	Gender	Decorations
Pte	Clarke	G	World War 1	KIA	M
Pte	Fisk	G M	World War 1	KIA	M
Pte	Kelly	W	World War 1	KIA	M	MM
Lt	Nugent	G	World War 1	KIA	M
Pte	Sloan	E	World War 1	KIA	M
Pte	Sloan	R	World War 1	KIA	M

Bungarby War Memorial

Place: Bungarby, New South Wales, 2630
District: Southern Tablelands
Orientation: 57 km NW of Bombala
Location: In front of hall
Position: 36 40 56 S 149 01 02 E
Ref: 20123

__________________________

The memorial is a polished gray granite obelisk on a concrete base. It is enclosed by a white-painted metal fence.

North face
In everlasting Memory
of (bordered by wreath)

	G. CLARKE,
	G. M. FISKE,
	W. KELLY, (M. M)
	G. NUGENT LIEUT.
	R. SLOAN,
	E. SLOAN,
	_____

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
THAN HE, WHO WOULD LAY DOWN
HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
1914 -19.