South African (Boer) War Honour RollPrint Page 
The marble honour roll commemorates former students and one former teacher of the school who served in the South African (Boer) War.
The honour roll was presented to the school by Nathaniel Dear on August 29, 1901. Nathaniel was a monumental mason and it is likely that he also created the honour roll. The marble tablet lists 25 names - 24 are former students at the school and one was a teacher. One of the men, Edwin Knox, died whilst serving overseas, even though the honour roll mistakenly lists three men as dying.
A fountain was erected to commemorate Edwin Knox in 1902 ( https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/military/display/33533-trooper-edwin-knox )
Nine of the men also served in World War One including Leslie Miltiades Mullen who had a distinguished military career and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During World War One, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and Croix de Guerre, and was twice mentioned in despatches.
Information supplied by Heather Arnold
Location
| Address: | 2B Brighton Road, St Kilda State School, St Kilda , 3182 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.870187 Long: 144.989018 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Honour Roll |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Boer |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 11-October-1899 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 31-May-1902 |
| Link: | https://victoriaspast.blogspot.com/… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 29th August, 1910 |
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This tablet was erected by their comrades in this School.
To commemorate the noble services rendered by them to the Empire in South Africa.
1899 to 1901.
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