A NEW roll of honour has been mounted at the Junee Ex-Services Club just in time for the Anzac Day centenary.
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Taken from a list compiled by the Australian War Memorial it features names from soldiers across the shire.
The new roll of honour was funded by the federal government with help from the South-West Slopes Vietnam Veterans.
The club also has a photo from the Broadway Museum of a Junee soldier which has no name, manager David Berry is hoping someone can solve the mystery of his identity.
For the centenary, the Junee RSL sub-branch has produced a 16-page booklet featuring profiles of soldiers researched by residents Rita Broad and Graham Elphick.
It includes profiles of soldiers such Talisker Donald McLeod who was born in Geelong, Victoria in 1892.
McLeod enlisted in September 1, 1914 and had completed two years as an apprentice jeweller with J Speirs at this Broadway shop.
He issued service number 510 and posted to C Company of the 3rd Battalion.
Previously a school cadet along with William (Bill) Walster, McLeod had represented Junee in London at the coronation of King George V in 1911.
On October 20, 1914, he embarked for active service, arriving in Egypt where his unit trained.
McLeod was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant at Gallipoli on April 28, 1915 and was wounded on May 19 later returning to active duty.
He was mentioned in despatches on June 29 and wrote two letters to his mum telling her he was well.
Early on August 7, at what was to become the Battle of Lone Pine, McLeod was seen to recover the pay-book and identity disk from the body of Junee man from 3rd Battalion - Private Alexander Dean.
The following day McLeod was killed but his body was never identified.
He is honoured at the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli and on the Junee Cenotaph.
Adding to his family’s distress, his father was killed in the same year in a mustering accident at Cootamundra.
After he died, Talisker McLeod was mentioned again in despatches by Sir Ian Hamilton, the first British commander of the Gallipoli campaign.