Padre Arthur WhitePrint Page 
The plaque commemorates Padre Arthur White who inaugurated the ANZAC Dawn service in Australia in 1923.
Reverend White was serving as one of the padres of the earliest ANZAC`s to leave Australia with the First Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) in November 1914. The convoy was assembled in the Princess Royal harbour and King George Sound at Albany WA. Before embarkation, at four in the morning, he conducted a service for all the men of the battalion.
When White returned to Australia in 1919, he was appointed relieving Rector of the St John`s Church in Albany. On 25th April 1923, at Albany in Western Australia, the Reverend White led a party of friends in what was the first ever observance of a Dawn parade on ANZAC Day, thus establishing a tradition which has endured, Australia wide ever since. Eventually, White was transferred from Albany to serve other congregations, the first in South Australia, then Broken Hill where he built a church, then later at Forbes NSW.
Location
| Address: | Harold & Court Streets, Victoria Park, Forbes, 2871 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.386039 Long: 148.008439 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Religion |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1923 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1923 |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Forbes Historical Society |
Dedication
IN MEMORY OF
PADRE WHITE
Father Of The Dawn Service
27th Aug. 1883 - 24th Sept. 1954, Aged 71 Years
As The Sun Was Rising In Albany, Western Australia
On ANZAC Day In 1923, The Reverend
Arthur Ernerest (sic) White Recited These Words :
"As The Sun Rises And Goeth Down,
We Will Remember Them".
Thus Establishing A Tradition Which Has Endured In
Australia Ever Since.
After 16 Years In Forbes, `Padre` White Was
Farewelled By 700 Parishioners & Friends.
The Town Of Forbes Was Saddened To Hear Of His
Death Only Four Months Later.
