Honour Board - Wangaratta and District Victory Roll
From the Collection of Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch 1 Victoria Parade Wangaratta Victoria
- Description
- Two large Italian marble tablets inscribed with gold emblems and black lettering list the names of nurses and servicemen of Wangaratta and district who served in World War One.
- Size
- 154cmH x 203cmW
- Object Registration
- 38
- Keywords
- ww1, wangaratta and district, nurses, victory roll
- Historical information
- Wangaratta and District Victory Roll - lists 528 names of Nurses and AIF personnel who served during 1914-1918
- Made By
- A. Parnell (Stonemason/Signwriter)
- Significance
- Thousands of honour boards were made to commemorate soldiers who served in the First World War. The number of honour boards crafted reflects the immense loss felt in communities and families and the importance for them of remembering those who served and died. This is the Wangaratta and District Victory Roll, including the names of nurses and AIF personnel from the region.
- Inscriptions & Markings
- Wangaratta and District Victory Roll
Nurses
Australian Imperial Forces
1914-1918 - Last updated
- 20 Jan 2019 at 1:06PM
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