Sarina War Memorial

Location: Broad Street, Sarina
Local Government Authority: Mackay Regional Council.
Year Constructed: post 1918.
Type of Construction:   Concrete with Marble plaques.
War: 1914-1918
Names: 24 Died (+3 listed as returned but died), 87 Returned.
History: 

 

Information Sources: Emails: Paul Carroll, Heather Milne, Arthur Jones, 

Sarina War Memorial, 27 April 2007.
(Glen Hall Collection)

Sarina War Memorial possibly at memorial unveiling 
(Courtesy of Paul Carroll)
Sarina War Memorial circa 1920's. 
(Courtesy of Paul Carroll)
Sarina War Memorial circa 1930's. (Glen Hall collection) Sarina War Memorial 1994. (Glen Hall collection)

Sarina War Memorial possible an Anzac Day commemoration, circa 1920's. 
(Courtesy of Arthur Jones)

Eastern Side

 

Western Side

 

recorded as Identified as  
killed    
BEAGRIE, R.J. BEAGRIE, Robert John, Private, 6290, 26th Battalion, enlisted 1 August 1916, Killed in Action, 3 October 1918, Gouy, near Mont St. Quentin, France. 
COSTELLO, A.J. COSTELLO, Dominick John, Private, 70, 42nd Battalion (A Company), enlisted 6 December 1915, Killed in Action, 11 February 1917, France.   
DONALD, E. DONALD, William Edwin, Private, 4189, 9th Battalion (13th Reinforcements), enlisted 21 August 1914, Killed in Action, 23 July 1916, Pozieres, France.  
DOWNES, J. DOWNS, John, Private, 5976, 9th Battalion (19th Reinforcements), enlisted 17 February 1916, Killed in Action, 7 May 1917, France.
EDWARDS, S.G. EDWARDS, Stanley George, Private, 6009, 15th Battalion (19th Reinforcements), enlisted 25 January 1916, Killed in Action, 11 April 1917, France.
FERNYHOUGH, S. FERNYHOUGH, Sydney, Private, 838, 44th Battalion (D Company), enlisted 17 January 1916, Died of wounds, 14 March 1917, France.  
FLOWER, A. FLOWER, Allan Lindsay, Private, 3675, 4th Pioneer Battalion (9th Reinforcements)/ 5th Pioneer Battalion, Died of wounds, 29 July 1918, France.
FORBES, A.E. FORBES, Andrew Edward, Corporal, 1647, 49th Battalion (2nd Reinforcements), enlisted 7 October 1915, Killed in Action, 7 June 1917, Messines, Belgium.
HALLORAN, T. HALLORAN, Thomas, Private, 2181, 47th Battalion (4th Reinforcements), enlisted 8 February 1916, Killed in Action, 5 April 1918, France.  
HANSEN, C.H. HANSEN, Carl Henry, Private, 197, 41st Battalion (A Company) / 47th Battalion, enlisted 6 March 1916, Died of Illness, 7 December 1917, Le Treport, France. 
HEMMINGS, J.J. HEMMINGS, Thomas John George, Private, 2822, 41st Battalion (6th Reinforcements), enlisted 9 October 1916, Killed in Action, 5 October 1917, Passchendaele, Belgium. 
HERON, R.L. HERON, Leslie Lionel, Private, 5565, 15th Battalion (17th Reinforcements), enlisted 24 January 1916, Killed in Action, 7 August 1916, Pozieres, France.
KING, B. (not positively identified)  
KINSELLA, M. KINSELLA, Michael, Private, 6152, 25th Battalion (17th Reinforcements), enlisted 19 September 1916, Died of wounds, 27 June 1918, France.  
O'GRADY, W.J. O'GRADY, William James, Private, 4522, 25th Battalion (11th Reinforcements), enlisted 9 December 1915, Killed in Action, 5 August 1916, France.
PATCH, N.J.S. PATCH, Noel James Stanway, Private, 2699, 47th Battalion (6th Reinforcements), enlisted 25 March 1916, Killed in Action, 13 October 1917, Passchendaele, Belgium.  
PRITCHARD, J.H. PRITCHARD, James Henry, Private, 1884, 41st Battalion (2nd Reinforcements), enlisted 1 April 1916, Killed in Action, 3 August 1917, Belgium.
RASMUSSEN, H. RASMUSSEN, Carl Hans, Private, 3618, 25th Battalion (D Company), enlisted 10 February 1915, Died of Illness, 11 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  
RILEY, A. RILEY, Albert, Private, 1032, 25th Battalion (B Company), enlisted 12 March 1915, Died of wounds, 19 October 1915, Gallipoli, Turkey.  
SIDDLE, A.T. SIDDLE, Arthur Tait, Corporal, 1724, 49th Battalion (2nd Reinforcements), enlisted 7 October 1915, Killed in Action, 12 October 1917, Belgium.  
SMITH, R.J. (not positively identified)  
THOMPSON, A. THOMPSON, Abraham John, Private, 111, 41st Battalion (Machine Gun Section), enlisted 2 December 1915, Killed in Action, 24 December 1916, France.  
VENTON, C.J. VENTON, George John, Private, 761, 41st Battalion (C Company), enlisted 13 December 1915, Died of Wounds, 31 August 1917, Etaples, France. 
WATSON, R. WATSON, Robert, Private, 6112, 9th Battalion (19th Reinforcements), enlisted 31 January 1916, Killed in Action, 2 October 1917, Belgium. 

 

Northern Side

recorded as Identified as  
BAKER, S.E. BAKER, Seth Edwin, Private, 606, 10th Machine Gun Company (9th Reinforcements) / 1st Machine Gun Battalion, enlisted 28 December 1916, Returned to Australia, 12 May 1919.
BAUMGARTNER, J. BAUMGARTNER, James, Private, 89, 41st Battalion (Machine Gun Section), enlisted 15 December 1915, Returned to Australia 1 July 1919.  
BIDDLE, H.A. BIDDLE, Henry Arthur, Lieutenant, 745, Australian Flying Corps, No. 2 Squadron, C Flight, enlisted 2 September 1916, Returned to Australia, 6 May 1919.  
BIDDLE, L.H. BIDDLE, Leslie Herbert, Private, 4083, 26th Battalion (10th Reinforcements), enlisted 22 September 1915, Returned to Australia 4 June 1919.  
BILTOFT, H.P.M. BILTOFT, Henry, Sergeant, 10493, 3rd Divisional Train / 23rd Company, Australian Army Service Corps, enlisted 5 January 1916, Returned to Australia, 15 November 1919.  
BRETT, G.V. BRETT, George Valentine Bates, Private, 6470, 9th Battalion (21st Reinforcements)/ 49th Battalion, enlisted 27 June 1916, Returned to Australia, 2 January 1919.  
BROOKE, S. BROOKE, Sydney, Private, 594, 41st Battalion (C Company), enlisted 3 January 1916, Returned to Australia 12 June 1919.   
BUCKLEY, A.J. BUCKLEY, Andrew James, Sapper, 1628, 49th Battalion (2nd Reinforcements) / 1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company, enlisted 7 October 1915, Returned to Australia, 24 December 1918.  
BUDDEN, A.L. BUDDEN, Albert Leonard, Driver, 16477, December 1916 Reinforcements / 8th Field Company Engineers, enlisted 8 April 1916, Returned to Australia, 1 August 1919, Died 28 October 1920, buried Old Mackay Cemetery.  
BUNN, E. BUNN, Ernest, Private, 599, 41st Battalion (C Company), enlisted 3 January 1916, Returned to Australia 20 May 1919. Died 18 April 1942 aged 48 years. Buried 19 April 1942 in Mackay Cemetery.  
BUTLER, T. BUTLER, Thomas Theodore, Private, 136, 41st Battalion (A Company), enlisted 13 March 1916, Returned to Australia 24 January 1918.  
CAIRNS, J. CAIRNS, James Alfred, Gunner, 609, 41st Battalion (C Company) / 3rd DTMB, enlisted 26 October 1915, Returned to Australia 23 July 1919.  
CAPPER, F.P. CAPPER, Francis Pearce, Lieutenant, 250, 26th Battalion (A Company) / 1st Division Artillery, enlisted 1 May 1915, Returned to Australia 7 November 1919.  
CARR, T. (not positively identified)  
CHAMBERLAIN, J.G. CHAMBERLAIN, John George, Private, 6224, 26th Battalion (17th Reinforcements), enlisted 1 April 1916, Returned to Australia 11 January 1918.   
CHAMBERS, S.H. CHAMBERS, Showman Harry, Corporal, 3674, 4th Pioneer Battalion (9th Reinforcements), enlisted 1 May 1916, Returned to Australia 19 June 1919.   
CHRISTIE, G.E. CHRISTIE, Charles Ernest, Private, 10443, Army Medical Corps, April 1916 Reinforcements / 3rd Australian General Hospital, enlisted 2 November 1915, Returned to Australia 10 January 1918.  
CLIFFORD, J. CLIFFORD, John, Private, 2140, 47th Battalion (4th Reinforcements) / 11th Trench Mortar Battery, enlisted 20 March 1916, Returned to Australia 20 May 1919.  
CLIFFORD, W.P. CLIFFORD, Walter Patrick, Private, 2526, 47th Battalion (5th Reinforcements) / 15th Battalion, enlisted 20 March 1916, Returned to Australia 8 January 1919. died 17 March 1930 aged 47 years. Buried 18 March 1930, Sarina Cemetery.  
CONNOLLY, P.F. CONNOLLY, Peter Charles, Driver, 16113, November 1916 Reinforcements / 9th Field Company Engineers, enlisted 1 April 1916, Returned to Australia 8 September 1919.  
CONNOLLY, T. CONNOLLY, Thomas Leaper, Driver, 16114, November 1916 Reinforcements / 10th Field Company Engineers, enlisted 1 April 1916, Returned to Australia 22 August 1919. Died 24 October 1931 aged 39 years. Buried 24 October 1931 at Mackay Cemetery  
CORBETT, H. (not positively identified)  
CORBETT, V. CORBETT, Michael Vincent, Private, 2144, 47th Battalion (4th Reinforcements), enlisted 20 March 1916, Killed in Action 11 April 1917, France.  
COSTELLO, J. COSTELLO, Julius, Private, 4755, 31st Battalion (13th Reinforcements), enlisted 18 December 1916, Returned to Australia 15 January 1919. Died 13 June 1933 aged 38 years. Buried Mackay Cemetery.  
DAVIS, E.J. DAVIES, Evean Joseph, Driver, 1930, 41st Battalion (2nd Reinforcements), enlisted 3 April 1916, Returned to Australia 12 June 1919. Died 18 December 1935 aged 58 years. Buried Sarina Cemetery.  
DAVIS, H.H. (not positively identified)  
DAY, C.J. DAY, Charles James, Private, 6010, 9th Battalion (19th Reinforcements), enlisted 13 January 1916, Returned to Australia 20 May 1919. Died 25 February 1945 aged 57 years. Buried 27 February 1945 at Sarina Cemetery.  
DOWELL, P.R. DOWELL, Peter Reid, Private, 80, 42nd Battalion (A Company), enlisted 9 December 1915, Returned to Australia 15 April 1918.  
DUNNE, S. DUNN, Samuel, Private, 130, 11th Light Horse Regiment (A Squadron) / AIF Headquarters, enlisted 20 February 1915, Returned to Australia 15 February 1918.   
DURBIN, G.A. DURBIN, George Arthur, Private, 1812, 41st Battalion (2nd Reinforcements), enlisted 1 April 1916, Returned to Australia 26 July 1919.  
FELL, G.R. FELL, George Rowland, Private, 734, 15th Machine Gun Company (13th Reinforcements)  / 41st Battalion, enlisted 25 January 1917, Returned to Australia 9 December 1918.  
FELL, W.J.A.C. FELL, Doctor Joshua Confucius Augustine, Lance Corporal, 2655, 52nd Battalion (6th Reinforcements) / 13th Trench Mortar Battery, enlisted 3 June 1916, Returned to Australia 23 September 1918.  
FITZGERALD, R. FITZGERALD, Richard, Private, 2170, 47th Battalion (4th Reinforcements), enlisted 20 March 1916, Returned to Australia 1 November 1917. Died 14 September 1946 in Sarina, QLD.  
FOX, A.J. FOX, Orville James, Private, 1823, 41st Battalion (2nd Reinforcements), enlisted 8 February 1916, Returned to Australia 16 January 1919.  
GRIFFIN, C. GRIFFIN, Cecil George, Private, 7519, 15th Battalion (25th Reinforcements), enlisted 3 February 1917, Returned to Australia 18 December 1919.  
HATFIELD, R.W. HATFIELD, Reginald, Private, 3177, 5th Light Horse Regiment (25th Reinforcements), enlisted 1 July 1916, Returned to Australia 26 January 1919.  
HAWKINS, W.A. HAWKINS, William Andrew, Private, 3820, 31st Battalion (9th Reinforcements) / Machine Gun Battalion Details, enlisted 1 May 1916, Returned to Australia 8 November 1918.  
HEGGIE, J. HEGGIE, James Pringle, 2634, Sergeant, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance / 14th Field Company Engineers, enlisted 8 February 1915, Returned to Australia 11 December 1918. Died 12 September 1985, aged 82 years, buried Mount Bassett Cemetery.  
HOGG, A. HOGG, Archibald, Private, 1698, 31st Battalion (2nd Reinforcements) / 15th Battalion, enlisted 20 July 1915, Returned to Australia 4 May 1917.   
HOMEWARD, A.H. HOMEWOOD, Alfred Huntley, Private, 1664, 47th Battalion (2nd Reinforcements), enlisted 8 February 1916, Returned to Australia 18 June 1920.  
KEATING, R.W. KEATING, Richard Wallace, Gunner, 2398, 5th Light Horse Regiment ( 16th Reinforcements) / 11th Field Artillery Brigade, enlisted 3 January 1916, Returned to Australia 23 July 1918.  
KEMP, E.W.G KEMP, Edward William George, Trooper, 988, 5th Light Horse Regiment (5th Reinforcements), enlisted 30 December 1914, Returned to Australia 10 July 1919.  
KEMP, R.N. KEMP, Reginald Norman, 2nd Corporal, 952, 5th Light Horse Regiment (5th Reinforcements)/ A Provost Corp., enlisted 23 December 1914, Returned to Australia 2 August 1919.  
KERSEY, H. KERSEY, Herbert James Norrel, Private, 280, enlisted 3 August 1918, Discharged 27 December 1918 (owing to the termination of his period of enlistment)  
LAMONT, J. LAMONT, James, Private, 57619, 4th Queensland Reinforcements, enlisted 17 December 1917, Discharged 28 May 1918, did not serve overseas.  
LANGDON, J. LANGDON, Jack, Driver, 4176, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance (2nd Reinforcements) / 15th Field Company Engineers, enlisted 7 June 1915, Returned to Australia 21 March 1919, died 1977 aged 83 years, buried Sarina Cemetery.  
LLOYD, E. LLOYD, Edward, Private, 2939, 47th Battalion (7th Reinforcements), enlisted 9 October 1916, Returned to Australia 13 March 1918, Died 25 January 1963 aged 74 years, buried Mount Bassett Cemetery.  
LOVE, J. LOVE, Johnston, Private, 216, 41st Battalion (A Company), enlisted 4 December 1915, Returned to Australia 4 January 1919, Died 17 November 1956 aged 62 years, buried Mount Bassett Cemetery.  

 

Southern  Side

recorded as Identified as  
McGOWAN, A.O. McCOWAN, Alexander Officer, Private, 190, 11th Light Horse Regiment (A Squadron) / 2nd Light Horse Regiment, enlisted 9 January 1915, Returned to Australia 9 February 1916, Died in Caloundra QLD in 1967.
McGOWAN, P. McCOWAN, Peter (M.C.), Lieutenant, 191, 11th Light Horse Regiment (A Squadron), enlisted 9 January 1915, Returned to Australia 15 November 1919, died in Brisbane in 1962.
McINTOSH, E. (not positively identified)
McNALLY, J. McNALLY, John, Private, 1692, 49th Battalion (2nd Reinforcements), enlisted 28 September 1915, Returned to Australia 13 April 1919. Died 25 April 1963 aged 76 years, Buried Sarina Cemetery.
NICHOLSON, F.G. NICHOLSON, Guy Fulford, Driver, 26272, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade (19th Reinforcements) /1st Divisional Ammunition Column, enlisted 27 January 1916, Returned to Australia 31 May 1919.
NORTH, G.P. NORTH, Colin Phillip, Sapper, 1911, 26th Battalion (3rd Reinforcements) /5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company, enlisted 15 June 1915, Returned to Australia 23 August 1919, Died at Mackay 5 June 1934 aged 42 years, Buried 6 June 1934 at Mackay Cemetery. 
OGILVIE, J.I. (not positively identified)
OSBORN, C.R.H. OSBORN, Charles Richard Hoskine, Driver, 15628, October 1916 Reinforcements / 3rd Field Company Engineers, enlisted 20 December 1915, Returned to Australia 12 May 1918.
PASKINS, W. PASKINS, William Charles, Private, 1559, 25th Battalion (D Company) , enlisted 1 February 1915, Returned to Australia 5 April 1919.
PATCH, T.W. PATCH, Thomas Walter, Corporal, 3862, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance (1st Reinforcements) /Australian Army Casualty Clearing Station, enlisted 29 March 1915, Returned to Australia 5 July 1919.
PETERSEN, J. PETERSON, James Searle, Private, 1882, 41st Battalion (2nd Reinforcements) / 43rd Battalion , enlisted 1 April 1916, Returned to Australia 27 April 1919. Died 22 June 1966 aged 73 years. Buried in Mount Bassett Cemetery.
PHILLIPS, W.H. PHILLIPS, William Henry, Private, 5445, 12th Battalion (17th Reinforcements), enlisted 3 January 1916, Died of Illness 5 September 1916, Etaples, France.
PLACE, C.J. PLACE, Christie James, Private, 7298, 15th Battalion (24th Reinforcements) / 13th Battalion, enlisted 10 December 1916, Returned to Australia 17 March 1919.
PROCOPIS, A.W. PROCOPIS, Albert Walker, Private, 1781, 11th Light Horse Regiment (9th Reinforcements) /3rd Machine Gun Battalion, enlisted 6 December 1915, Returned to Australia 20 July 1919.
PROCOPIS, L.F. PROCOPIS, Leonard Frederick, Private, 2283, 52nd Battalion (4th Reinforcements), enlisted 15 April 1916, Returned to Australia 23 September 1918.
RASMUSSEN, O. RASMUSSEN, Otto, Private, 2452, 4th Pioneer Battalion (4th Reinforcements), enlisted 15 March 1916, Returned to Australia 7 June 1918.
RECHART, A.W. REGNART, Arthur William, Private, 2455, 4th Pioneer Battalion (4th Reinforcements), enlisted 3 April 1916, Returned to Australia 10 December 1918.
REYNOLDS, N. REYNOLDS, Norman, Private, 2457, 4th Pioneer Battalion (4th Reinforcements), enlisted 3 April 1916, returned to Australia 4 August 1919.
RUSSELL, J. RUSSELL, John, Corporal, 1932, 4th Pioneer Battalion (2nd Reinforcements), enlisted 3 April 1916, Returned to Australia 22 August 1919.
SELF, M. SELF, Martin, Private, 743, 41st Battalion (C Company), enlisted 14 December 1915, Returned to Australia 21 June 1919.
SINCLAIR, C.W. SINCLAIR, Cecil Willis, Private, 19595, 1st Divisional Signal Company (31st Reinforcements), enlisted 13 November 1916, Returned to Australia 31 January 1918, Died 8 June 1944, Buried Mossman Cemetery QLD.
SMART, J. SMART, James, Private, 6095, 9th Battalion (19th Reinforcements), enlisted 29 February 1916, Returned to Australia 27 July 1917. Died 22 February 1959 aged 68 years. Buried Mount Bassett Cemetery.
SMITH, S.C. SMITH, Sydney Charles, Corporal, 2259, 52nd Battalion (4th Reinforcements) / 49th Battalion, enlisted 20 March 1916, Returned to Australia 26 July 1919.
SMITH, T.J.W. SMITH, Thomas George Walter, Private, 6090, 9th Battalion (19th Reinforcements), enlisted 21 February 1916, Killed in Action 7 May 1917, France.
STONE, A.A. (not positively identified)
SWAYNE, J.B. SWAYNE, John Bowdich Eric, Private, 634, 5th Light Horse Regiment, enlisted 14 November 1914, Returned to Australia 7 January 1919.
SWINTON, J. SWINTON, James, Private, 568, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron / 49th Battalion, enlisted 26 August 1914, Returned to Australia 8 October 1918.
TANDY, A.E. TANDY, Alick Edward, Private, Q5222, 41st Battalion, enlisted 1 April 1916, Discharged 31 May 1916. Did not serve overseas.
TANDY, F. TANDY, Frank, Private, 756, 41st Battalion (C Company) / 31st Battalion, enlisted 1 January 1916, Returned to Australia 9 March 1919. Died 6 May 1970 aged 77 years. Buried in Sarina Cemetery.
TANDY, J.H. TANDY, John Henry, Private, 755, 41st Battalion (C Company) / 31st Battalion, enlisted 14 December 1915, Returned to Australia 3 May 1919.
TANDY, R. TANDY, Roy, Private, Q5223, 41st Battalion, enlisted 1 April 1916, discharged 31 May 1916. Did not serve Overseas.
TELFORD, W.W. TELFORD, David Waller, Private, 3921, 31st Battalion (9th Reinforcements), enlisted 1 April 1916, Returned to Australia 9 January 1920. Died May 1941 in Brisbane, Cremated 27 May 1941 at Mount Thompson Crematorium, Brisbane.
THOMPSON, G. (not positively identified)
TIDEMAN, T. TIDEMAN, Thomas, Private, 3397, 31st Battalion (7th Reinforcements), enlisted 25 January 1916, Returned To Australia 4 May 1917. Died 12 April 1953 aged 74 years. Buried 13 April 1953 at Mackay Cemetery
TURNER, A. TURNER, Arthur Charles, Private, 6525, 9th Battalion (21st Reinforcements), enlisted 27 June 1916, Returned to Australia 20 May 1919.
TWOSE, A.W. TWOSE, Arthur William, Private, 760, 41st Battalion (C Company), enlisted 3 January 1916, discharged 20 February 1919 (In England).
VAUGHAN, C. (not positively identified)
VOICE, J. VOICE, Jack, Lance Corporal, 300, 41st Battalion (A Company), enlisted 13 March 1916, Returned to Australia 27 September 1917. Died 7 July 1971 aged 77 years. Buried Sarina Cemetery.
WARE, J.H. (not positively identified)
WATSON, W. (not positively identified)
WENTZELL, F. WENTZELL, Frederick Charles, Corporal, 2419, 2nd Light Horse Regiment (16th Reinforcements) / 10th Field Artillery Brigade, enlisted 5 January 1916, Returned to Australia 1 August 1919.
WILSON, N.J. (not positively identified)

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