Jeremiah Mead, William Sunderland, John Davis & Edward KileyPrint Page

27-August-2023

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The monument commemorates Jeremiah Mead, William Sunderland, John Joseph Davis and Edward Bede Kiley who drowned in the Murrumbidgee River in December 1899.

Jeremiah Mead and William Sunderland drowned while attempting to rescue John Joseph Davis and Edward Bede Kiley.

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Location

Address:	Laidlaw Street, Yass Dog Park, Yass, 2582
State:	NSW
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -34.836931 Long: 148.908371 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Monument
Monument Theme:	People
Sub-Theme:	Tragedy
Actual Event Start Date:	08-December-1899
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Actual Event End Date:	08-December-1899
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:	Wednesday 6th June, 1900
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Front Inscription

This memorial was erected by the people of Yass and District on June 6th 1900

To commemorate the tragic deaths by drowning in the Murrumbidgee River on the 8th Decr 1899 of Privates Jeremiah Mead and William Sunderland of the Yass. F. Coy. 1st Infantry Regt. N. S. W. Military Forces, and John Joseph Davis and Edward Bede Kiley of the N. S. W. Public School Cadet forces, the two former having nobly lost their lives in a brave attempt to rescue their companions,

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Source: MA

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