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The plaque commemorates William Benjamin Wilson and Herbert Stanley Chapman, former students of the school who drowned at Southport, Queensland in December 1912, while attempting to rescue a drowning woman.

 

Location

Address:24 Gregory Terrace, Great Hall, Brisbane Grammar School, Spring Hill, 4000
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.460108
Long: 153.017297
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Tragedy
Actual Event Start Date:28-December-1912
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Actual Event End Date:28-December-1912
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Erected by Old Schoolfellows and friends in memory of

William Benjamin Wilson & Herbert Stanley Chapman

Old Boys of this School who lost their lives in the surf at Southport December 28th 1912 whilst assisting to save the lives of  others

`And crowned a happy life with a fair death`

W. B. W.  Born Oct. 14th 1891
H. S. C.   Born  Dec. 9th 1892

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Source: MA
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