The front wall of our Memorial Building is home to granite tablets that are etched with the names of those who served in World War I, and those who did not return from World War II and the Korean War.
The World War I tablets were built into the wall when the building was erected in the 1920s. The Dimboola Chronicle wrote in their article on the opening of the Memorial Building and unveiling of the tablets in December 1924:
There were nearly 300 names on the memorial tablets... Those names had been cut in imperishable granite... Being a memorial school those names would stand for all times, and by and by children would be acquiring what those names meant.
- Dimboola Chronicle, 4th December 1924
The World War II tablet was unveiled in 1955 and was acompanied by another tablet, reading:
"Come gather here and be humble, for in this presence they are remembered."
Interestingly, these two tablets were originally placed on the pillars on each side of the central steps at the front of the building, as seen in a 1960 class photo below.
They were later relocated, when doors each side of the World War I tablets were filled in with brickwork.
It appears that A.S.E. Codling, who served in Korea and was killed in action in November 1952, was not added to the honour roll until at least the late 1960s. A photo from 1966 does not show his name, nor does it show Seipolt M.E. who is now listed on the WWII section.
DIMBOOLA MEMORIAL SECONDARY COLLEGE
post PO Box 40 | Dimboola | Victoria, 3414
phone 03 5389 1460
fax 03 5389 1981
email dimboola.memorial.sc@education.vic.gov.au
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