- Owner
- National Trust. Wallaroo Branch
- Region
- Yorke Peninsula
- Creator
- Fighting Forces Comforts Fund. Wallaroo
- Measurements
- 150cm x 225cm
- Historical Period/Date
- 20th Century (1930-1969 Mid)/1941
- ID Number
- ESPO-034
- Classifications
- Banners,Machine Appliqué,Satin Stitch,Stem Stitch,
Physical Description
Framed white banner with a large red 'V' machine appliquéd in the centre and an 11cm machine appliquéd red border. The signatures, all worked in blue, are stitched in rows diagonally either side of the V with Councillors names along the bottom and Queens of Navy, Air, Army and Nurses along the top. Signatures of those in the services are in the centre of the V.
Theme and Purpose
World War 11. Fighting Forces Comforts Fund. Fundraiser. A local branch of the Comfort fund was formed to raise money for the war effort. This Banner was made for a queen competition. Local residents signed the banner, donated money and held fund raising events.
Signatures
Below are the names that have been transcribed from this object. Multiple instances of a name on one object is indicated by a bracketed number after the name. A name in bold appears on other objects. Click these names to see the other objects.
Anderson, P
Anspach, J H
Anspach, M J
Anspach, Vic (RAN)
Appleton, W S
Arbon, R
Bailey, Robert
Baker, G N
Baker, Winifred
Ball, E J (Cpl) (AIF)
Ball, R L
Barker, M M
Bartlett, Ian
Bartlett, J M
Bartlett, Murray
Bartlett, O G
Bele, F W (RAN)
Bele, G
Bele, G M
Bele, W P
Bennetts, Rhonda
Bergland, G
Bickley, Ros (RAN)
Bidstrup, C L
Bidstrup, K H
Bidstrup, M F (Lieut) (AIF)
Boase, G L (Cr)
Bollmeyer, Billie
Bollmeyer, G M
Bollmeyer, J A
Borlace, L
Borlace, Linda
Boundy, W R (RAN)
Bowman, Airlee
Bowman, E F
Bowman, L M
Bowman, W B
Boyle, H M (RAAF)
Bradley, M
Bradley, Roma
Brebe, S
Brode, Adelaide
Brooks, A E
Brown, A R
Brown, Lewis
Buchanan, Alex
Buchanan, Colin (Cpl) (AIF)
Buchanan, Penan
Buchanan, R K
Buck, Cliff (RAN)
Buck, Doris
Buck, E L
Buck, E N (Reg)
Buck, Granny
Buck, M J
Burgess, K T (RAN)
Button, Helene Mary (Queen of Nurses)
Cameron, E C
Cameron, Ray (L Cpl) (AIF)
Camm, (2 Gnr)
Carr, Murray
Chambers, M
Chambers, M I
Chandler, Alf (RAAF)
Chandler, Brian (RAAF)
Chapman, Des (AIF)
Chapman, I
Chapman, M A
Clayton, A
Clayton, G
Cooner, M H
Costello, Perry (RAAF)
Currie, L F
Dalby, J A
Davis, Lois
Dohnt, Fae (Queen of Army)
Dohnt, Russell (S Sgt) (AIF)
Doyle, J
Doyle, Jack (RAN)
Durward, C I
Edwards, Geoff (RAAF)
Edwards, P A
Edwards, Ray (AIF)
Elford, R
Elphick, P
Errington, Bob
Errington, Don
Errington, Frank (Jnr)
Errington, G E
Errington, L
Errington, M E
Errington, P H J
Errington, Ruth
Evans, D (AIF)
Evans, J T
Evans, L M (AIF)
Evans, Leslie
Evans, Mary
Evans, R H (AIF)
Favilla, D H
Favilla, L W
Fiedler, M R
Garland, Ralph
Garmant, Bob
Gill, Chas D
Gill, Dolma
Gillett, D J
Gillett, Graham
Gillett, Yvonne
Glen, O W
Goodier, E G
Green, Betty
Green, Clarrie
Green, D E E
Green, Geo
Green, I J
Green, Rita
Green, Ronda
Grillett, A T A
Hage, E M
Hage, F G
Hallett, R T
Hancock, Avis
Harbison, (Capt) (AIF)
Harbison, A (Capt) (AIF)
Harbison, Allan
Harbison, J E
Harbison, Jim
Harbison, Margaret
Harbison, N A
Hardy, E R
Hardy, O M
Harrington, D F
Harris, A W
Hawker, A S (Lord Mayor Adelaide)
Hayes, Douglas
Hayes, Kipa
Heath, H W (Sgt) (AIF)
Heath, Hilda A
Herbison, W H (Dr)
Hocking, C R
Hocking, Ron, (RAN)
Hughes, Gwenda
Humphreys, E W (RAN)
Humphreys, Jim
Humphreys, Judith
Humphreys, M O
Humphreys, R J
Humphreys, V
Inglis, A R
Inglis, P D (RAN)
Irvine, A
Irvine, J
Irvine, P F
Irvine, V
Jamieson, E E
Jamieson, Enid
Jamieson, M
Jamieson, Nell
Janz, Carl G
Janz, E G
Janz, J S (Gen)
Johnson, W
Jones, D J
Jones, L F (Cr)
Jones, W P (Pte) (AIF)
Jurek, A (Sgt) (AIF)
Kempster, Ed
Kempster, Florence
Kempster, Jean
Kempster, R
Knuckey, E A
Kohler, T C (Dr)
Ladner, F
Lanyon, Fottese
Lanyon, Ray
Lawson, Douglas
Lawson, G M
Lawson, Geo
Lawson, Ida F
Lawson, J B
Lawson, Len
Lawson, Max
Lawson, Phylis
Lethbridge, A (Snr)
Lethbridge, A L
Leurvie, E L
Liddy, I L
Liddy, L M
Liddy, W L (AIF)
Lock, L S G
Lockwood, A
Lockwood, Barbara
Lower, L M
Mackie, F P
Malcolm, J
March, E (AIF)
March, M (LAC) (RAAF)
Marcus, A G (Cr)
Marcus, Dean
Matthews, Joyce
May, Helen M
McCartney, Hugh
McCulloch, A K
McCulloch, J H
McCulloch, N
McDonald, C
McGee, W L (RAAF)
McInerney, Gwenda
McInerney, Ted (AIF)
McInerney, Wendy
McKee, Don (RAN)
McKee, G C
McKee, Maragret L (Queen of Navy)
McKee, Una M
McLean, Barry
Miller, W E (RAAF)
Milne, R J
Montrose, Les
Montrose, M G
Moore, C M (RAAF)
Morpeth, David R
Morpeth, R
Morpeth, R (Cr)
Morpeth, R M
Mugford, E E
Mullen, L
Mutton, Francey
Nichols, N A M (Capt) (AIF)
Nulty, S F
O'Donnell, E C
Olds, J
Paddick, C (RAAF)
Paddick, Dean M
Paterson, A
Paterson, A B (AIF)
Paterson, A C (AIF)
Paterson, A H (AIF)
Paterson, Frank D
Paterson, G A (RAAF)
Paterson, W J
Patman, E M
Patman, R W
Patman, W D
Pedder, Doug (RAAF)
Pengalley, F M
Pengalley, J M
Pengalley, S
Penny, A F
Perry, Don
Perry, Dot
Perry, Joyce
Phillys, W R
Phin, E
Potz, V K
Price, Bob
Prosser, Cyril (RAN)
Prosser, Lloyd (RAN)
Pyer, A H
Quick, H M
Rainsford, B E
Ramsay, J D
Raven, B
Richardson, L H
Richardson, Mary
Rivers, Alf
Rivers, Lancelot R
Roberts, D M
Rodda, Clifford
Rodda, John (RAAF)
Rodda, Reta (Queen of Air)
Roesner, A P
Roesner, B E
Rowe, E H
Rowe, E M
Rowe, J
Rowe, N
Rowe, O E
Rus, N
Rus, Ronda
Saville, E
Scholefield, Thelma
Scholefield, Tom
Schrader, Mary
Schrader, Robert
Schroder, A H
Seely, Phillip
Shea, Will
Sims, D W
Skipworth, Blanche
Skipworth, O L A
Smith, C D (HMF)
Smith, E A
Smith, Eddie (RAAF)
Spencer, Rita G
Sponheimer, David E (RAN)
Sponheimer, J W
Stein, A E
Stein, A M
Stein, J
Stevens, Ruby
Stranger, A E
Stranger, J
Stranger, V B
Strongman, B
Strongman, D
Strongman, E
Strongman, K
Strongman, N
Tamblyn, E J (Dr)
Tamblyn, J
Tang, C G
Taylor, W J
Taylor,A L
Thomas, K
Vicarra, Bill (RAN)
Vicarra, R W
Vinall, T W
Walby, E J
Walker, L E
Wall, C
Wall, E G
Wall, H B
Wall, Roy H
Wall, W B
Wall, W U
Walsh, F
Warmington, J B
Watts, Colin
Watts, G (Stoker) (RAN)
Watts, Jean
Way, H R
Way, M R
Waye, J W
Welby, H A
White, Beatrice M E
White, D E
Whitford, Peter
Wilkins, A E
Wilkins, E F (Cr)
Wilkins, Les (AIF)
William, (Lieut Col)
Williams, K
Williamson, L N (Cpl) (RAAF)
Williamson, L S (Sap) (AIF)
Willis, G D (AIF)
Willis, K C (AIF)
Wilum, A
Wilum, Don (RAAF)
Wilum, Keith
Wilum, M
Winter, Alex
Wittacker, Ron (RAAF)
Woods, J (Cr)
Woods, L G
Wormington, Joan
Worthe, Frank (RAAF)
Wright, Maxwell
Young, Dorothy