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Yass & District Roll of HonourPrint Page 
The honour roll consists of two large matching grey and white-streaked marble plaques located on opposite sides of the foyer of the Soldiers' Memorial Hall commemorating those from Yass and district who served in World War One. The Honour Roll was unveiled at the opening of the hall in 1923.
YASS.— On Monday next the opening of the Soldiers' Memorial Hall and unveiling of the marble honor roll will be performed by Senator Brigadier-General, H. F. Elliott. The memorial is to cost over £10,000, and the committee is arranging for a week's festivities, starting with services of commemoration and thanksgiving on Sunday afternoon.
Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 3 March 1923.
Location
| Address: | 82 - 94 Comur Street, Soldiers Memorial Hall, Yass, 2582 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.841418 Long: 148.910896 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Honour Roll |
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| 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: | Monday 5th March, 1923 |
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To honour those men of Yass and District whose self-sacrifice and heroic courage preserved for us the rights of a free people and held inviolate our glorious Empire,
Also those devoted women whose skill and sympathy helped to alleviate suffering in the Great War
1914 - 1918.
[ Names ]
Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.
To honour those men of Yass and District whose self-sacrifice and heroic courage preserved for us the rights of a free people and held inviolate our glorious Empire,
Also those devoted women whose skill and sympathy helped to alleviate suffering in the Great War
1914 - 1918.
[ Names ]
Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.
