Midhirst War Memorial (1951)

These tablets and memorial gates were unveiled on Anzac Day 1951. at Midhirst Primary School on Erin Street. The left-hand plaque (1914-1918) was unveiled by Colonel T.L. Gibbs and the right-hand plaque (1939-1945) by Colonel T.T. Murray. 

The old gates were replaced by new ones with a metal cutout featuring a soldier and children made by Stratford blacksmith Joe Parkes around 2014. 

Left of gate:

In Remembrance

1914 -1918

Rfn  H.E.Bennett

Pte  C.Bloxham

“    A. Dickinson

“   C.W.J. Divehall

“   H.J.Fever

L/Cpl H.G. Fearon

   “    A. E. Fearon

Pte    W.E. Goodwin

“     E.J.Hamblyn

“     H.J. Hamblyn

“     T. D. Hamblyn

“     W.C. Hamblyn

“     W. Hatcher

Gnr A.E. Huse

Pte  W. Jakes

“   C Jones

“   E.D. Jones

“   G  Karalus

"    R Karalus

“    E. Keightley

“   F. Keightley

“   T. E [F]. Keightley

Right of gate

In Remembrance

1914-1918

Rfn   F. Kirkwood

L/Cpl G.H. Lynford

Pte     A. Potroz

  “       R Read

  “       E.W. Vickers

Gnr     F.A. Vickers

Cpl      P. Wall

Pte   F. W. Woisin

1939 -1945

F/Lt  F. P. Adlam

P/O  M.P.,Bell

A.C. N.L. Fowler

S/Ldr D. J. Harkness D.F.C.

F/O   C. G. W. Henderson

Sgt    B. Jenkin

Pte     L.D. Jones

Dvr    D. Piper

Pte     R. Rodgers

Gnr    F. M. Schumacher

Sgt     L.E. Laird

There are five sets of brothers recorded on this memorial:

Hamblyn (EJ, HJ, TD & WC), Fearon (HG & AE), Keightley (F & TF), Vickers (EW & FA) and Karalus (G & R).