Newcastle & District Firemen Honour Roll
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Key information
Union Street
Cooks Hill NSW 2300
Australia
- First World War, 1914–18
Union Street
Cooks Hill NSW 2300
Australia
Leslie James West.
Born: 1890 at Kempsey, NSW. Occupation: Storekeeper
Born: 1889, Sheffield, UK. Occupation: Machinist
Appointed to the Merewether Volunteer Brigade 1st January 1913. Resigned 31st July 1915
Born: 1887, Newcastle, NSW
Occupation: Carter. Wife: Lily.
Appointed to the Wickham Volunteer Brigade, 1st March 1910. Resigned 31st July 1915.
Robert Thomas Reginald Foster
Born: 1888, Rous, NSW. Occupation: Grocer
Bert Garnet Redding
Appointed to the West Maitland Volunteer Brigade, 15th September 1914
Resigned for "Military Service" 30th September 1915
R Foster and L West were decorated with the Distinguished Conduct Medal for Gallantry.
0.6km. Cooks Hill, NSW
1.1km. Bar Beach, NSW
1.2km. Bar Beach, NSW
1.3km. Newcastle, NSW
1.5km. Carrington, NSW
1.5km. Hamilton, NSW
1.6km. Newcastle, NSW
1.7km. Merewether, NSW
1.8km. Merewether, NSW
2.3km. Hamilton, NSW
3.0km. Tighes Hill, NSW
3.0km. Tighes Hill, NSW