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Blanche Ross Watt, Katherine Ross Watt & Elsa SauerPrint Page Print this page

13-April-2019
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Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown

The lich gate at the church was given to commemorate the lives of Blanche Ross Watt, Katherine Ross Watt & Elsa Sauer. 

Mrs Blanche Ross Watt, who died in 1956, was awarded an O.B.E and was the first woman president of the Gisborne Shire. Katherine Ross Watt and Elsa Sauer were her adopted daughters. 
 

Note: lich gate is a variant spelling of lych gate. 

Location

Address:Brantome & Fisher Streets, St Paul`s Anglican Church, Gisborne, 3437
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.489551
Long: 144.589067
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Gate
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Community

Dedication

Left Side Inscription

Plaque:

            A.M.D.G.
The Lich Gate Of This Church
Was Given To Commemorate The Lives Of
BLANCHE MURIEL EUGENE ROSS WATT
KATHERINE ELIZABETH ROSS WATT,
AND ELSA FREDA SAUER,
Of Cathlaw, New Gisborne.

 

Source: MA
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