Sutherland Congregational Church Roll of Honour

Sutherland Shire’s first World War 1 roll of honour was in the Congregational Church, then in Railway Parade. Colonel Chaplain the Reverend R. H. Austin unveiled the memorial on 11 April 1916. The honour roll was in the form of a marble tablet naming ten church members who had volunteered for active service. Later, another section was added for further members who had enlisted.

The Uniting Church was established in 1977. Most of the members of the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational churches came together in this union. The Uniting Church in Sutherland used the premises of the former Methodist Church on the corner of Flora and Merton Streets. The marble tablets were relocated to this site but their present whereabouts is unknown.

The names of the servicemen inscribed on the marble tablets were recorded by David and Dorothy Johnson in their book A History of Sutherland Uniting Church, and were as listed below.

To discover more details of the servicemen named on this memorial click on the heading, then on to one on the names listed at the bottom of the page.

Biographies of these servicemen can be found in SERVICE AND SACRIFICE, Sutherland Shire Memorials 1914-1918,  by Marilyn Handley and Susanne Hewitt, 2015, available from Botany Bay Family History Society, 02 9523 8948, P.O.Box 1006, Sutherland, NSW, 1499.