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St Aidan’s Church Memorial Hall, Exeter

St Aidan’s Church Memorial Hall, Exeter
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St Aidan's Church Memorial Hall, external view
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St Aidan's Church Memorial Hall, external view
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St Aidan's Church Memorial Hall, dedication stone
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St Aidan's Church Memorial Hall, dedication board
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St Aidan's Church Memorial Hall, dedication board and stained glass window
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St Aidan's Church Memorial Hall, stained glass window
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St Aidan's Church, with memorial hall in background
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Description / Background

This memorial hall is located on the grounds of St Aidan's Church, Exeter. Built in 1922, it was dedicated on 22 November 1922 by the Rev. Canon Carver to all who served in the First World War on behalf of "Australia [...] Great Britain and her allies".

Inside the hall is a polished timber board measuring approximately 7 ft 6 in wide and 4 ft high, with an inscription in gold lettering. Above the board, is a lead-light stained glass window with a quote from St John Chapter 15, Verse 13 from the King James Bible.

In the photograph of St Aidan's Church, the memorial hall is visible in the background, behind the historical church bell.

Inscription

Above entrance

Memorial Hall

Dedication stone

THIS HALL WAS BUILT 1922

to commemorate

the GREAT WAR of 1914-1918

in which

AUSTRALIA with GREAT BRITAIN

and HER ALLIES

fought for

JUSTICE and FREEDOM

Dedication board

In Honour of

ALL MEN and WOMEN

WHO SERVED ON BEHALF OF

THE BRITISH EMPIRE and its ALLIES

IN THE GREAT WAR

"The memory of the just is blessed"

Proverbs X-VII

1914

1918

Stained glass window

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN

THAN THIS; THAT A MAN LAY

DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

St John

15 Ch

13 V

Veterans listed on this memorial

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Address
St Aidan's Church grounds
3 Exeter Road
Exeter NSW 2577
Local Government Area
Wingecarribee Shire
Setting
Garden/park
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Building
Recorded by
Ronald L McIntosh
Year of construction
1922
Dedication date
22 November 1922
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18