Colac Elliminyt Methodist Honor Roll

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Location Quinns Funerals, 15 Skene Street, Colac, Colac-Otway - Victoria, Australia
Type honour_roll
Description

Wooden Honour Board

The anniversary public meeting of the above church took place on Monday night; there being a large attendance and much interest evinced in the proceedings. The chair was occupied by the Rev. Wesley Johns. The second part of the programme comprised an unveiling of the Honor Roll, which was performed by Mr Walter Selwood, who expressed the pleasure he felt by being invited to take part in the ceremony that night.

Mr Selwood read over the names of the thirty-four men who had been recorded since the first unveiling in October, 1915. The total number now on the roll is sixty-five. In addition, twenty-three other young men enlisted, but were not accepted for service abroad, making the total enlistments of those at one time associated with the Church or Sunday School, eighty-eight.
The Colac Herald (Vic), 26 June 1918.

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Opened 24 June 1918 by Walter Selwood
Inscription

ELLIMINYT HONOR ROLL METHODIST
GALLIPOLI FRANCE PALESTINE

SERVED WITH THE A.I.E.F.
ALL NATIONS WAR 1914-18

(Names)

*Died on Service

THEIR NAME SHALL ENDURE FOREVERE

Honor Board presented by I Hebb. Trust & S.S. Secretary

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Names

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FRITH, Albert Hector

Service number 333
Private
8th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 1895

BALLAGH, David

Service number 2833
Private
6th Pioneer Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 26 May 1871

METHVEN, Charles Robert

Service number 763
Trooper

NEALE, Arthur Clarence

Service number 744
Private
24th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born Aug 1891

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