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30-July-2016
30-July-2016
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The polished metal honour board with marble frame and ornate engravings surround the inscriptions which commemorate 304 men of the church within the diocese of Kalgoorlie who died in service or were killed in action during World War One.

The roll was placed on the northern wall of the church edifice as a permanent memorial to the fallen soldiers.  

It is 6 and a half feet high and 2 feet wide.  The honour roll is mounted on a slab of Springhill Marble from New South Wales, and the designers and engravers were Messrs C. R. Wilson and Co. of Murray Street, Perth.

The unveiling and dedication of the Honour Roll took place on the 27th November 1921. The dedication ceremony was performed by Archbishop Riley and the unveiling of the roll by General Hobbs.
Kalgoorlie Miner (WA), 28th November 1921.

 

Location

Address:Maritana Street, St John`s Anglican Church , Kalgoorlie, 6430
State:WA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -30.74451
Long: 121.472843
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Honour Roll
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW1
Designer:C. R. Wilson & Company (Murray Street, Perth, WA)
Link:http://www.anzac.dpc.wa.gov.au

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 27th November, 1921
Front Inscription

Gallipoli   Belgium
France     Egypt
Palestine

To the glory of God

And in memory of the gallant men of this Diocese who fought and fell in the Great War
1914 - 1919

This tablet is erected in pride of their valour and in sorrow for their loss

See ye to it that they be ever held in honoured remembrance

Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.

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May they rest in peace

Source: MA,WMR
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