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Knox Grammar School Old Boys War MemorialPrint Page Print this page

The War Memorial commemorates former pupils of the school who died in service or were killed in action during World War Two. 

The memorial comprises several elements centring on a sandstone entrance way to the School. Attached to the small sandstone wall at the rear of the entrance, facing into the school, is a bronze plaque with the names of veterans' and the inscriptions embossed in white. Two flagstaffs flank the entrance way. A second, smaller brass plaque is attached to a side wall.

 

Location

Address:Pacific Highway, Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga, 2076
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.723496
Long: 151.118956
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:03-September-1939
Actual Event End Date:15-August-1945
Link:http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw…

Dedication

Front Inscription

          KNOX
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
OLD BOYS WAR MEMORIAL

Back Inscription

ROLL OF HONOUR  
These Old Boys of Knox Grammar School
Gave Their Lives In The Service Of Their Country.
WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1945

(names)

VIRILE AGITUR
Watch Ye, Stand Fast In The faith,
Quit You Like Men, Be Strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13

Source: SKP, NRWM
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