Cheltenham St. Matthew's Anglican Church Private Will Christie Memorial Plaque

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Location Old Church Building, St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Park Road & Nepean Highway, Cheltenham, Bayside - Victoria, Australia
Type plaque
Description

White marble plaque with ornate raised wreath and rifle

Cheltenham. The Rev. Stanley Low, of Christ Church, Dingley, will preach a sermon at the unveiling of the memorial tablet to the memory of the late Will Christie, of the Bushmens' Contingent. The ceremony will be performed by Colonel Tom Price, an old Brighton boy. The popular Captain Ham will also take part. The Company is also to parade with the head-quarters band.
Brighton Southern Cross (Vic), 6 July 1901.
Built Not yet discovered
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

IN MEMORY OF
WILL CHRISTIE
OF THE
BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT
S. AFRICAN WAR
DIED AT BUSTENBURG
7TH DEC, 1900
ERECTED BY HIS FRIENDS
AS A MEMORIAL OF
NOBLE DEEDS DONE BY
AUSTRALIANS
Condition

Good

Names

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CHRISTIE, James William

Service number 491
Trooper
3rd Victorian Bushmans Contingent
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 26 Feb 1870

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