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The brass honour roll commemorates members of Ceres Lodge No 35 who served in World War One.

Ceres Lodge. No. 35, I.O.O.F., Port Pirie, extended a hearty welcome to the Grand Lodge Executive, Grand Master, Bro. A. J. Grubb, Bro. S. Harvey, jun., and the Grand Warden, Bro.F. W. Davis. The visitors travelled from Adelaide to assist in the ceremony of unveiling the lodge's roll of honor on the 2nd June 1919.

The roll contains the names of 37 members who enlisted, of whom eight made the supreme sacrifice. The unveiling ceremony was performed by the Grand Master, who stated that in South Australia 700 members of the order had enlisted, of whom  96 had been killed on the battlefield.
Recorder (Port Pirie), 4th June 1919.

Location

Address:73 Ellen Street, Port Pirie National Trust Museum, Port Pirie, 5540
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.175836
Long: 138.010277
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
Monument Manufacturer:Wunderlich Ltd (Adelaide, SA)

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Monday 2nd June, 1919
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Roll of Honour

1914   1919

I.O.O.F.   F L T 
Ceres Lodge No 35 

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Died in action

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Source: MA, RVWM
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