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St Andrew
Wednesday, 7 June 2017 in 40m (4–1–21)
1260 Stedman Singles
St Andrew's, Lismore, Garrison Church of the 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment
1 Pete Corlis
2 Margaret Weatherby
3 Robert Weatherby Snr (C)
4 John Maloney
Rung half-muffled to Commemorate the Centenary of the Battle of Messines, 7-10 June 1917 and the following 100th Anniversaries of local members of the 41st Battalion who died in the cause of freedom fighting on the Western Front.
Lance Corporal John MORGAN of Woodburn who was killed in action in Belgium on 2nd June 1917 aged 34 and is buried at Strand Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium.
Private John O'REGAN of Lismore who was killed in action in Belgium on 2nd June 1917 and is buried at Strand Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium.
Private William POLLARD of South Grafton who was killed in action in Belgium on 2nd June 1917 aged 24 and is buried at Strand Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium.
Private George WEATHERSTONE of Grafton who was killed in action in Belgium on 2nd June 1917 and is buried at Strand Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium.
Private George Patrick BARTLETT of Uki who was killed in action at Ploegsteert, Belgium on 4th June 1917 aged 28 and is buried at Strand Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium.
Private Wilfred Ernest DAVIS of Palmers Island who was killed in action at Ploegsteert, Belgium on 5th June 1917 aged 27 and is buried at Strand Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium.
Private Joseph Patrick HOGAN of Lismore who was killed in action in Belgium on 7th June 1917 aged 26 and is buried at Strand Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium.
Private George Harry ROWBOTTOM who was killed in action in Belgium on 7th June 1917 aged 26 and is buried at Strand Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium.
Private Thomas James COWEN of Chinderah who died of wounds in France on 11th June 1917 aged 19 and is buried at Trois Arbres Cemetery, Nord pas de Calais, France.
Private Walter SNELL of Murwillumbah who was killed in action in Belgium on 23rd June 1917 aged 26 and is buried at Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium.
Private Frederick William ABBOTT of Alstonville who was killed in action in Belgium on 24th June 1917 aged 23 and is buried at Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium.
Private Clarence Harold DEEVES of Bexhill who died of wounds in Belgium on 25th June, 1917 aged 32 and buried at Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
This is the third quarter peal to commemorate local members of the 41st Battalion who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country in the period 1916-1919.
"Lest We Forget"
