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15-May-2017
15-May-2017

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The honour roll commemorates residents from South Melbourne who served in World War One.

The Draft of the names to appear, on the Honor Roll at the Town Hall is now completed, and is on view at the Town Clerk's Office during the day and the Library at night. It contains the names of those who were resident in South Melbourne at the time of their enlistment, and is taken from the list of those who have applied for the Council's Certificates. The List will be open for 1 month from this date, and Citizens are asked to inspect it and see that the names of their relatives are properly enrolled.
E. C. CROCKFORD, Town Clerk. Town Clerk's Office, Town Hall, 3rd September, 1920.
Record (Emerald Hill), 18 September 1920.


From the private secretary to the Governor, the Mayor (Cr. T. Craine) has received a letter stating that, in response to the Council's invitation, the Earl of Stradbroke will unveil the honor board in the South Melbourne Town Hall at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 14. 
Record (Emerald Hill, Vic), 26 November 1921.

 

Location

Address:Bank Street, South Melbourne Town Hall, South Melbourne, 3205
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.834319
Long: 144.959753
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

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Wednesday 14th December, 1921
Front Inscription

1914    1919

In honor of the citizens of South Melbourne who fought in the Great War

[ Names ]

Amiens     Bullecourt  Peronne

Ypres         Fleurbaix   Hamel

Bapaume  Pozieres   Messines

Left Side Inscription

Gallipoli
Lone Pine
Cape Helles
ANZAC Cove
Mesopotamia
Palestine

Right Side Inscription

Passchendaele
Lagincourt
Villers Bretonneux
Polygon Wood
Mont St Quentin
Bellicourt

Source: MA,SKP
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