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17-September-2022
17-September-2022
17-September-2022
17-September-2022

Photographs supplied by Chris Abbott

The rose garden commemorates Frederick (Dick) Law (1898 - 1963), who was Road Board Secretary and the Shire Clerk of Merredin Shire Council from 1934 to 1963.

He was born on 22 January 1898, in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England and died in 1963 in Merredin.  He served with the Northamptonshire Yeomanry in France in World War 1 from 16 April 1917 to 21 January 1919.  He mmigrated to Western Australia in 1921.

 

 

Location

Address:Barrack Street, Merredin, 6415
State:WA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -31.482381
Long: 118.280137
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Garden
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Government - Local
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:1934
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:1963
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

Dick Law Memorial Rose Garden

This rose garden was established by the Shire of Merredin in 1993 as a memorial to the late F. A. (Dick) Law

In recognition of his service to the community as a Road Board Secretary and Shire Clerk from 1934 to 1963

R. Little        Shire Clerk
G. R. Banks  President

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