Kuranda State School

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Location Railway Station, Coondoo Street, Kuranda, Tablelands - Queensland, Australia
Type
Description

Honour Roll commemorates past pupils from Kuranda School and District comrades who served in World War One. The names of the 9 fallen appear at the top of the list of names.

"The Kuranda Honour Roll was unveiled on the 11th October 1919 by Mr Ernest Hunter. Of the 48 men who enlisted, 9 made the supreme sacrifice. Mr Hunter also distributed Peace Medals to the children at the unveiling ceremony. The railway station was chosen as a permanent site for the honour roll."
Cairns Post, 30th September 1919, The Brisbane Courier, 14th October 1919

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Built Not yet discovered
Opened 11 October 1919 by Mr. Ernest Hunter
Inscription

ROLL OF HONOR
PAST PUPILS
KURANDA SCHOOL
And
DISTRICT COMRADES
(NAMES)

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 6 people of interest from memorial

DODD, Alan Parkhurst

Service number 17009
Private
15th Field Ambulance
AIF WW1
Born 8 Jan 1896

DODD, Frederick William

Service number Q221718
Private
18th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 11 Feb 1888

HOBLER, Cyril Moore

Service number 3346
Sapper
6th Field Company Engineers
AIF WW1
Born 1 Nov 1891

HOBSON, William Doyle

Service number 1855
Sergeant
49th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 10 Jan 1889

DICK, Jack Raymond

Service number 630
Private
41st Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

BARDON, George

Service number 3446
Private
48th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1892

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