At the intersection of Hyde & Oak-streets, Bellingen, stands the town's War Memorial:

"Erected by the Citizens Of Bellingen Shire In Memory Of The Brave Who Fell In The Geat War 1914-1918.

G.J. ALLEN
R.H. BEST
F.M. CARNEY
M.J. DALEY
R.M. DOWLE
C.B. DEDMAN
A.FOWLER"

The Hydes Creek district played its nobly in the Great War of 1914-18 and many young men enlisted from the community and saw service in various theatres of war. Some of them paid the supreme sacrifice and we honour their memory.  Included in the number who enlisted from the area were the following:

C.F. Behan
P.F. Behan
J.W. Behan
H. Behan
F. Bemish (killed in action),
H. Colyer (died since action),
C.Casey
A.L. Dodson
B.Gralton (died since the war),
J. Hosier
A. Kethel
J.G. Reid
C. Roffey (killed in action)
C. Ramsey (killed in action)
E.A.Thompson
W.S. Thompson (killed in action)

(Source: Pioneering in the Bellinger Valley)