Geelong Christ Church Memorial Altar

Details

Location Christ Church, 57 McKillop Street, Geelong, Greater Geelong - Victoria, Australia
Type other
Description

Marble altar with wording etched in gold. Two columns flank a carved open book with names. Shelf at bottom has an etched date.
Built Not yet discovered
Opened 20 March 1920
Inscription

(Cross symbol)

THIS ALTAR

IS DEDICATED TO

THE GLORY OF GOD

AND

IN MEMORY OF

(1 column of names across two pages)

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES

IN THE GREAT WAR

1914 – 1918

“FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH”.

Erected

20-3-1920
Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

PARKER, Leonard

Service number 2114
Lance Corporal
29th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

PILLEY, Alfred George

Service number 483
Private
24th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

FREEMAN, Harvey

Lieutenant
11th Machine Gun Company
AIF WW1

BURGESS, Joseph Bird

Service number 11920
Gunner
14th Field Artillery Brigade
AIF WW1
Born May 1892

BURGESS, Eric

Service number 1674
Gunner
14th Field Artillery Brigade
AIF WW1
Born Oct 1895

POWELL, Norman Henry Victor

Service number 2952
Lance Sergeant
5th Field Company Engineers
AIF WW1
Born 1889

WATT, William

Service number 4146
Private
39th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1880

WALTERS, Harry Raymond

Service number 3226
Private
6th Field Ambulance
AIF WW1
Born 1889

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