Melrose School Roll of Honour

Details

Location Melrose & District History Society, Museum Centenary of Federation Building, Melrose Institute, Nott & Stuart Streets, Melrose, Mount Remarkable - South Australia, Australia
Type honour_roll
Description

Framed parchment

The scholars of Melrose School who enlisted in World War I are recorded on this roll of honour.

Mr Davie, the school teacher, produced the lettering and it was unveiled at the school by Mrs. Willington on Empire Day 1917.
Built Mr Davie
Opened 24 May 1917 by Mrs Willington
Inscription

FOR HIS
COUNTRY'S SAKE

ROLL OF HONOUR

(Names)
Condition

Good

Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

DAVIS, Arthur William

Service number 3075
Private
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 9 Apr 1896

WILLINGTON, Percy Edwin

Service number 3483
Private
3rd Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 10 Oct 1888

MCGREGOR, John Alexander

Service number 2227
Private
43rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 16 Sep 1896

MARSHALL, Leonard Arthur

Service number 12210
Gunner
Born 8 May 1894

GIRDHAM, Ernest Frederick

Service number 809
Private
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1897

KIRWAN, Richard John

Service number 2279A
Private
48th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 7 Jan 1874

GRAHAM, William Andrew

Service number 320
Private
27th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 22 May 1894

JONES, Thomas Arthur

Service number 498
Private
43rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 23 Dec 1896

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