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Colo Vale Public School Great War Honour Roll

Colo Vale Public School Great War Honour Roll
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Colo Vale Public School World War 1 Memorial Board - close up of title
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Colo Vale Public School World War 1 Memorial Board - veteran names clear
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Colo Vale Public School World War 1 Memorial Board
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Description / Background

The Great War honour roll is mounted high on the wall opposite the front entrance of Colo Vale’s Public School office. The stained wooden board with its gold lettering stands 1.2m tall by 0.7m wide.

Notes on veterans' names:

  • Four of the veterans listed on the memorial board paid the supreme sacrifice and did not return home from the First World War.
  • Six of the 38 names listed can not be identified on the National Archives Australian website or in the Australian Imperial Forces project database from the University of NSW, Canberra. They are: J A Chalker, H P J A Cooke, W Dramley, R Junes, S Pavletich and G E Reid.   
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"Men of Colo Vale district who served their country in the Great War"

Ex-pupils and teachers of Colo Vale Public School

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Veterans listed on this memorial

Veterans listed on this memorial

Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more
Private W W McFarlane WW1 1597 AIF view
Private J J Montgomery WW1 1416 AIF view
Private A E Morgan WW1 902 AIF view
S Pavletich view
Private L P Raw WW1 2721 AIF view
G E Reid view
Private F A Rose WW1 7095 AIF view
Private N G Rose WW1 966 AIF view
Private A J Sheldrick WW1 2738 AIF view
Private R A Sherwin WW1 4528 AIF view

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Address
Colo Vale Public School
83-91 Wattle Street
Colo Vale NSW 2575
Local Government Area
Wingecarribee Shire
Setting
Building – inside
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Ronald L McIntosh
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18