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Service number 17
Captain
Unspecified British Units
British Forces (All Conflicts)
Born 27 Apr 1886
Location | Mount Barker Road, Hahndorf, Mount Barker - South Australia, Australia |
Type | honour_board |
Description | Tucked away in the supper room at the Hahndorf Institute is a particularly fine honour roll or tablet commemorating the service of 17 local boys in the South African War 1899-‐1902. Originally positioned in the schoolroom at Hahndorf College, a boarding school, it was unveiled by Louis von Doussa, Attorney-‐General and old scholar, on 25 January 1904. The Register described the honour roll in these terms: ‘The tablet, which is on the wall of the large schoolroom, consists of a panel in a substantial oak frame, the whole being over 7 ft. high. The upper part contains the arms of Australia, carved in oak; while on the panel in gold letters on a dark blue background |
Built | Not yet discovered |
Opened | Not yet discovered |
Inscription | “South Africa (1899-‐1902),” the motto of the school, “Haec olim meminisse juvabit,” followed by the names of 17 old scholars who took part in the South African War. These are:-
Hahndorf College Old Scholars Who Served in the Boer War 1899-1902
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Service number 17
Captain
Unspecified British Units
British Forces (All Conflicts)
Born 27 Apr 1886