Memorial Anglican Church of the Incarnation
Jundah, QLD 4736
Church Information
| Church Name: | Memorial Anglican Church of the Incarnation |
| Church Previous Name: | - |
| Denomination: | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Street Address: | 11 Macrossan St, Jundah QLD 4736, Australia |
| Suburb: | Jundah |
| State: | QLD |
| Postcode: | 4736 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited. A brass tablet on a memorial cross records: To the Glory of God, and in memory of Frederick E B Hulton-Sams, Priest, one member of the St Andrew's Bush Brotherhood. Lieutenant D C L I * Aged 33 years. Killed in action - 31 July 1915, at Hooge, Flanders, bringing water to the wounded. St Matt. XXV. 40. * D C L I stands for the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Notice attached to church building records: Rev Hulton Sams - (The Fighting Parson) - Memorial Anglican Church - of the Incarnation - Jundah - Services Ring xxxxxxxxx |
| Date Opened: | 14-10-1917 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
'The Church of the Incarnation at Jundah was built in 1916 and, by July that year, was ready for dedication. However, rain made the roads inpassable, so the Anglican Bishop of Rockhampton, the Right Reverend George Halford (himself a former Bush Brother) was unable to come to Jundah to perform the dedication. The people of Jundah had to wait for a year for the dedication of their new church, which took place in 14 October 1917. As planned, the building was dedicated to the glory of God and in memory of the late Rev Frederick Hulton-Sams1.
In 1952, the Anglican Church moved Jundah's memorial Church of the Incarnation from its original site to its present site, a block of land donated to the church at the cormer of Macrossan and Garrick streets. After the move and extensive repairs to the building, the Anglican Bishop of Rockhampton, the Right Rev J A G Housden, consecrated the site and re-opened the memorial Church on Tuesday 21 October 19522
Photographs uploaded 18/4/2020 & 26/2/2021.
Notes 1 & 2, photographs and more of the story of the Late Rev F Hulton-Sams see - https://judithsalecich.com/back-to-the-barcoo-stonehenge-and-jundah/?fbclid=IwAR2ZCOgcrRSDaFPHYHwDJE3dQXAMN0gnM9mg_ZpVs_ruMeVvYxs4R9B014U
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Argus (Melbourne, Vic.:1848 - 1957, Saturday 7 August 1915, page 7. - "Rev. Hulton Sams Killed. "Fighting Parson's" Fate. Lieutenant Hulton Sams, formerly of the Bush Brotherhood, in Queensland, and known throughout Australia by the sobriquet of "the Fighting Parson," was killed in action in Flanders on July 31. Finding on his arrival in England that there were no vacancies for chaplains, enlisted as a private in the 3rd Bedfords, and subsequently obtained a commission in the 6th Duke of Cornwall's regiment. In May he went to the front, and met his death while leading his company in an attack."
