Euston Memorial

Description

Euston Memorial is located within Euston Park, which is a triangular reserve between Euston Road and Floss Street, Hurlstone Park. It was originally located within the Hurlstone Park town centre immediately north of the railway station, and believed to be moved in 1947 to its current location.

The memorial is made of grey granite. It takes the form of a column with a sphere surmount, pedestal and stepped plinth base. The pedestal contains a number of inscription plaques and listing of veteran’s names, inscribed with gilt lettering.

The memorial is set in a grove of Ficus microcarpa var. hillii (Hill’s Weeping Fig), with brick paving and seating immediately around the memorial. The stepped plinth and pedestal provide suitable places for the laying of wreaths.

Notes on veteran names: No records can be found for deceased veterans from this area with the following names: E Myers, W W Woodward. The status codes for these veterans have been given as KIA, as the memorial indicates that they are deceased.

The publication Canterbury’s boys : World War I and Sydney’s suburban fringe indicates that E Myers is Ernest Sydney Rudolph Meyer and W W Woodward is Unnie William Woodward. As the memorial also lists an E S R Meyer and a U W Woodward, it may be that these two veterans have both been listed twice.

The status codes for all other deceased veterans are taken from information on the Australian War Memorial roll of Honour and in the National Archives and Commonwealth War Graves Commission information. As confirmed by the above-mentioned publication, L J Sheridan is given on the memorial as J Sheridan, A G Thornton is given as A C Thornton, W Tisdall is given as W Tesdale, and L A Mannall is given as L A Mannal. The Australian War Memorial indicates that S Bartle was awarded a MM.

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