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The War Memorial was erected in memory of William and Arthur Russell who died in service during World War One and men and women of Australia who have served our country in times of war. Funding was received through the Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program. 

The project was started by the Rotary Club of Vinegar Hill and completed thanks to help from Hills Shire Council, local business and a $12,000 grant from the State Government.

Both Russell brothers enlisted with the Australian Imperial forces on the same day, August 28, 1915, and were both allotted to the 54th Battalions which suffered 65 per cent casualties in Frances. Arthur died aged 21 at the battle of Fromelles on July 19, 1916.

For 95 years, Arthur’s gravesite was unknown until DNA supplied by a relative was matched to a body recovered from a mass gravesite at Fromelles. Private Arthur Russell was given a full military funeral in France on July 19, 2011.

William Russell was wounded in the same action that took his brother’s life, and after recovering in England, he rejoined his battalion in France in the Somme Valley.

He was promoted to the rank of sergeant in May 1917, only months prior to his death — aged 25 — in Belgium on September 25, 1917. He has no known grave.

Location

Address:	Withers Road , Russell Reserve, Rouse Hill , 2155
State:	NSW
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -33.672435 Long: 150.918722 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Monument
Monument Theme:	Conflict
Sub-Theme:	Multiple
Link:	http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw…

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:	Monday 3rd August, 2015

Source: NRWM, MA