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11-April-2017
11-April-2017

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A wooden honour roll commemorates employees of the Commonwealth Government Cordite Factory who served in World War One.

On 26th February 1918  the honour board at the Commonwealth Government Cordite Factory at Maribyrnong was officially unveiled by the Assistant Minister of Defence, the Hon. L. E. Groom.
The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter, 7th March 1918.

Location

Address:Van Ness Avenue, Living Museum of the West, Maribyrnong, 3032
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.775248
Long: 144.89496
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Honour Roll
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW1
Actual Event Start Date:04-August-1914
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Actual Event End Date:28-June-1919
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Tuesday 26th February, 1918
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Front Inscription

For King & Country.

1914 Roll of Honor  1919

Past Employees 
Commonwealth Government Cordite Factory,
Who enlisted for active service abroad.

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Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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