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A plaque commemorates Francis J. Bell, a member of the Kyneton Returned Services League Sub-Branch, who initiated the ceremony of lowering the Australian flag to half-mast at the Kyneton War Memorial on the passing of any member of the Sub-Branch.
Location
Address: | Mollison Street, Kyneton War Memorial, Kyneton, 3444 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.249292 Long: 144.453102 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Community |
Dedication
In Memory Of
FRANCIS J.BELL
ANZAC and member of the Kyneton R.S.L.
1895 - 1966
This Plaque Is Placed In Gratitude
For His Initiating This Final Tribute
To R.S.L. Members.
Plaque:
This new flag-pole, erected in 1996, replaced the original, then situated south of the cenotaph. It was donated by Dr Greg McIntyre, and installed with a grant from Australia Remembers (1945 - 1995), in co-operation with the Kyneton R.S.L. and the family of the late Francis J. Bell
Cherish Freedom & Peace So Dearly Won & Held
The Flag Is Flown At Half Mast
On The Death Of A Member
Of The Kyneton R.S.L.