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16-November-2014
16-November-2014

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The stained glass window commemorates those from the parish who died in service or were killed in action in World War One.

At St. Augustine's Church, Mentone, yesterday, a memorial window presented by Councillor J. J. Rogers and family, for the men of the the war, was unveiled by the Dean of Melbourne. Many returned soldiers attended to pay tribute to their fallen comrades. After the unveiling ceremony the Last Post was sounded. Dean Hart, Dean of Melbourne, referred to the gallantry and devotion of the fallen, and extended the sympathy of the church to their relatives.
Herald (Melbourne), 24 November 1919.

Location

Address:90 - 92 Como Parade West, St Augustine`s Anglican Church, Mentone, 3194
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.98615
Long: 145.067907
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Window
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW1
Actual Event Start Date:04-August-1914
Actual Event End Date:28-June-1919

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 23rd November, 1919
Front Inscription

For God and Country

Presented by John J. Rogers and Family

In memory of the men from this Parish who gave their lives in the Great European War,

1914 - 1918.

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Source: MA
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