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Sir Archibald Weigall attending a function at Edwardstown [PRG 280/1/30/314] • Photograph

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Summary

Sir Archibald Weigall, Governor of South Australia meeting a group of boys at an outdoor function held at Edwardstown, South Australia. The Governor opened the State Boys War Memorial Hall at the Edwardstown Industrial School, now the Glandore Community Centre. There was an honour roll board - about 294 boys who had passed through the school had enlisted in WWI and about 49 were killed. It is said that one of the 'boys' was the first soldier awarded the Military Medal in France in WWI, and the board is now held at the Glandore Community Centre [information provided by a researcher].

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Physical description

photograph; 11 x 15 cm

Dates / Publication details

28 October 1921

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Weigall, Archibald, Sir, 1874-1952
Governors -- South Australia
Boys -- South Australia -- Edwardstown

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Digitisation information

Date

28/02/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,940 x 2,165 pixels (6.4 MP)

Size

6.37 MB

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