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St Davids Uniting Church Memorial OrganPrint Page 
The St Davids Uniting Church Memorial Organ commemorates those who served in World War One.
In 1917 the first moves were made to erect a suitable instrument as a memorial to those of the parish who had fallen in World War I. An agreement with the Adelaide organ-builder LE. Dodd was reached in 1917 and a two-manual organ was duly installed in 1920.The organ itself was originally placed in the chancel at the east end of the church, between tile doors leading to the vestry. As part of changes to the chancel planned by Dr Cumming Thorn in 1964, it was moved to the opposite end of the church by the Melbourne organ builders, George Fineharn and Sons Pty Ltd.
The names of seventy-seven men who had served in World War I had been inscribed on panels of the organ case and these were no longer accessible in the new location. An entirely new honour board made by Mr Bill Buchanan, the Session Clerk, was installed in the west porch and dedicated in 1969.
Location
| Address: | 51-53 Dalhousie Street, St Davids Uniting Church, Haberfield, 2045 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.882231 Long: 151.137553 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Organ |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event STart Date: | 04-August-1914 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-June-1919 |
| Monument Designer: | Josiah Eustace Dodd |
| Link: | http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1920 |
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