Modewarre Honor Roll

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Location Modewarre Memorial Hall, 910 Cape Otway Road, Modewarre, Surf Coast - Victoria, Australia
Type honour_roll
Description

Wooden Honour Board

Fully two hundred residents attended at the State School on Friday afternoon for the double purpose of celebrating Empire Day and witnessing the unveiling of the roll which had been placed in the school in honor of twenty young men, all of this district at the time of enlistment. Mr. D. M'Lennan, M.L.A., in a very suitable address, performed the unveiling ceremony and complimented the residents on the very fineresponse of the district young men to their country`s call. Rev. Simmonds, Crs. Hunt and Black also spoke very approprietely. Afternoon tea was served by the ladies.
Geelong Advertiser (Vic), 28 May 1918.

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Inscription

MODEWARRE HONOR ROLL

ENLISTED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE.

GREAT WAR 1914-19

(2 columns of names)

FOR KING & COUNTRY

Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

HUNTER, George Thomas

Service number 260
Private
13th Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1

WALLIS, John Cecil

Service number 32237
Gunner
2nd Field Artillery Brigade
AIF WW1

DEPPELER, Jacob

Service number 3141
Private
57th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

FISHBURN, George

Service number V352358
Private
Born 7 Nov 1894

BLACK, Sydney Gilmore

Service number 3317
Private
2nd Pioneer Battalion
AIF WW1

MATTHEWS, John William

Service number 3325
Private
3rd Pioneer Battalion
AIF WW1

ABBOTT, Sydney John

Service number 2126
Private
46th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1895

DEPPELER, Godfrey

Service number 3497
Private
22nd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1

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