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ROLL OF HONOUR

UNVEILED AT CAMBRIDGE TERRACE CHURCH.

Thirty-one men connected the Cambridge • Terrace Congregational Churoh served the late of were "wounded,"'" an! two were K ef the Empire, a Roll of Honour afternoon bv Major-General Sir Altrcn Robin in the presence of a large congiegklion Among those present w e „, tho Mavor-eleet (Mr. R. A. Wright, M.P.) 'Mrs Wright, and Colonel G. Mit * special service was held for the occa was marked by deep- Mlem:nitv and impressiveness, particular • £ling reference being made to the fallen by the Rev. A. E. Hunt, Minister of the the actual unveiling took place Mr. Hunt delivered a stirring ’n which he urged his hearere to remombe . and to try to profit by the sample se. by tho fallen, who had faced death in order to make us free, and to make tho world better for mankind. Though some of their young men were laid to ie..t ) O her lands, he thought those present would agree with him that ihe depar ed were with them in spirit; and from their silent station, might not they be asking whether those on earth were following the example of eaermee and loyalty to duty that had been set them. For those who remained in this world there were still conflicts to fight. All hatties had not been fought m Flanders and Mesopotamia. There were many evils here below to contend with, and, in combating them it was necessary or all to show that same spirit of loyalty and devotion that had been rendered by the men who had done their duty on behalf of the Empire. . The roll of honour consists of a handrome brass tablet, design oil and engraved by Mr W. R. Bock. Tho brass tablet is affixed to a slab of grey-grained marble, the whole forming a memorial of a. ven’ substantial and enduring char-

01 a VOr\ SUUSLHIILI.H 11'”' actor. . The hymns for yesterdays service included "For All the Saints” and Kipling’s "Recessional.”

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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 191, 9 May 1921, Page 4

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ROLL OF HONOUR Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 191, 9 May 1921, Page 4

ROLL OF HONOUR Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 191, 9 May 1921, Page 4