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The wooden honour roll commemorates those from the church who served in World War One.
The Cororooke Presbyterian Church Honour Roll was unveiled on the 18th December 1917 in front of a large congregation. The blackwood roll contained 25 names, 7 of whom paid the supreme sacrifice in the First World War.
The Colac Herald, 18th December 1917.
NOTE: This honour roll is currently on display as part of the Great War 1914-1918 centenary exhibition at the Memorial Museum 1917 Passchendaele at Zonnebeke (near Ypres) in Belgium. It will remain on display until the exhibition ends in 2018 before being returned to its local community in Cororooke.
Museum Address :
Memorial Museum 1917 Passchendaele,
Berten Pilstraat 5a, 8980 Zonnebeke, Belgium.
The photographs of the roll are from the display in Belgium.
Location
Address: | Corangamite Lake Road, Cororooke Hall, Cororooke, 3254 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.284272 Long: 143.522078 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 |
Monument Manufacturer: | Peters & Co |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 18th December, 1917 |
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For God, King and Empire
Cororooke Presbyterian Church,
Honour Roll.
Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee the crown of life . Rev. 11. X.
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