Bendigo Loco Roll of Honour

Details

Location Bendigo Military Museum, Pall Mall, Bendigo, Greater Bendigo - Victoria, Australia
Type honour_roll
Description

Framed hand painted honour roll

At the social to commemorate the opening of the Bendigo branch of the Victorian Railways Institute held last evening a tribute was paid to those members who have nobly gone forth in the nation's cause. Mr. A. C. Parker, the loco foreman, in performing the ceremony of unveiling the roll of honor containing the names of 40 members of the service, said they admired their patriotism. Speaking as an old member of the Middlesex Volunteers, he declared that the same spirit animated Australians as was manifested by their kinsmen.

He was sure Australian manhood would continue to do its duty in the same way as those who had already made the great sacrifice. (Applause.) He hoped that the time was not far distant when victory would be proclaimed for the Allies and that our brave men would return. (Applause.) Mr. Parker then unveiled the roll of honor, and members stood in silence. The honor roll was made by Mr. George Redfern, of the painting department.
Bendigo Advertiser (Vic), 8 June 1917.

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Built The roll was painted by Mr. George Redfern of the railway painting department
Opened by Mr. A. C. Parker, the loco foreman
Inscription

BENDIGO LOCO
Roll of Honour
1914 - 1914

(Names)

Condition

Good

Names

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PLIM, John

Service number 2135
Corporal
38th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 14 Jan 1897

HELSHAM, John George Douglas

Service number 990
Private
7th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Oct 1893

BOLITHO, William

Service number 3252A
Private
6th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 31 Oct 1896

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