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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 4323506, member: 56"]Might be a specifically Australian thing.</p><p><a href="https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/boer/display/33452-south-african-boer-war-memorial/photo/5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/boer/display/33452-south-african-boer-war-memorial/photo/5" rel="nofollow">https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/boer/display/33452-south-african-boer-war-memorial/photo/5</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Complete arrangements have been made, said the hon. secretary of the South African Patriotic Memorial Fund (Mr. F. Leslie Bruford) yesterday, for the unveiling of the war memonal on St Kilda road, opposite Domain road, on Sunday. The memorial will be unveiled by His Excellency the Governor (Lord Stradbroke), and addresses will afterwards be given by the Minister for Defence (Mr. Bowden), the Inspector General of the Commonwealth Military Forces (Lieut. General Sir Harry Chauvel). Lieut. Colonel Mclnerney, <span style="color: #ff0000">and the president of the South African Active Service Association (Mr. G. E. Elliott).</span> The chairman of the fund (Mr Richard Allen) will then hand over the monument to the mayor of South Melbourne (Councillor Jones), and the mayor will reply. The prayer and benediction will be given by the Rev A. T. Holden, and Corporal T. Johnston, R. A. G. A., and Trooper H. L.Watson 5th V.M.R. will sound the Last Post. It is interesting to recall that Corporal Johnston and Trooper Watson have sounded the Last Post at the annual South African war memorial service for more than 20 years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 4323506, member: 56"]Might be a specifically Australian thing. [URL]https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/boer/display/33452-south-african-boer-war-memorial/photo/5[/URL] Complete arrangements have been made, said the hon. secretary of the South African Patriotic Memorial Fund (Mr. F. Leslie Bruford) yesterday, for the unveiling of the war memonal on St Kilda road, opposite Domain road, on Sunday. The memorial will be unveiled by His Excellency the Governor (Lord Stradbroke), and addresses will afterwards be given by the Minister for Defence (Mr. Bowden), the Inspector General of the Commonwealth Military Forces (Lieut. General Sir Harry Chauvel). Lieut. Colonel Mclnerney, [COLOR=#ff0000]and the president of the South African Active Service Association (Mr. G. E. Elliott).[/COLOR] The chairman of the fund (Mr Richard Allen) will then hand over the monument to the mayor of South Melbourne (Councillor Jones), and the mayor will reply. The prayer and benediction will be given by the Rev A. T. Holden, and Corporal T. Johnston, R. A. G. A., and Trooper H. L.Watson 5th V.M.R. will sound the Last Post. It is interesting to recall that Corporal Johnston and Trooper Watson have sounded the Last Post at the annual South African war memorial service for more than 20 years.[/QUOTE]
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