Gatton
23–24 November 1915
Boer War Memorial, Crescent Street, Gatton
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The Dungarees then proceeded to Gatton, pausing to pay their respects at the Boer War Memorial ( https://environment.ehp.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=600510 ) in the late afternoon and speeches were made. Then they were entertained at an evening banquet at the Shire Hall and a dance at the School of Arts Hall.
A late breakfast at the Shire Hall on the morning of 24 November 1915 was followed with a march to the Gatton Agricultural College ( https://environment.ehp.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=601672 ) (now a campus of the University of Queensland). Lieutenant David Binnie, the Commanding Officer of the Dungarees, was a former student. After a short address by the Principal Mr Cuthbert Potts, the men were able to spend some time looking over the college before enjoying lunch.
Recruits
- Merefield, William Charles #6844
- Stokes, Francis Alex (later discharged on medical grounds)
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