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06-June-2015
06-June-2015

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The wooden honour roll commemorates those who served in World War One. The roll replaced the previous roll which was destroyed by fire in 1936. 

 

Location

Address:Nyora & Drouin Roads, Poowong Community Hall, Poowong, 3988
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -38.342301
Long: 145.764146
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

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

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1937
Front Inscription

For King & Country
The Great War
1914  1918

To the glorious memory of the dead

Enlisted from Poowong
[ Names ]

Past residents enlisted elsewhere
[ Nam
es ]

Plaque :

Presented by F. Umbers Esq. to the residents of Poowong to replace the honour board destroyed by fire 1936.

Date October 1937.

Source: MA
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