Castlereagh Honour Roll

On January 4, 1919, a Honour Roll was unveiled in Smith Park, Castlereagh, which contained the names of soldiers who enlisted from the Castlereagh Municipality. The monument was constructed entirely of concrete by the voluntary labour of a committee of nine: Ald P Landers (mayor), Aldermen H Shields, W P Howell, J Holihan, C Mitchell, T Smith and Messrs P Jay, E Yeomans and A Shaw. The monument was built up on three steps, the one at the base being 5 feet square. On one of the four sides of the pillar part, a marble tablet measuring 3 feet 6 inches x 18 inches x 2 inches was inlaid and bore the soldiers’ names. During the ceremony Mrs Skelton and Miss Shaw handed over two wreaths to be placed on the monument in memory of Mrs Skelton’s late husband, Private W Skelton.

Smith Park, Castlereagh

*Killed during war