History of The Shrine
The Shrine was officially opened on Sunday 7 April 1918 at 3pm. Local newspapers, The Reporter and the Hawthorn, Kew, Camberwell Citizen covered the opening ceremony. More than 1000 people attended.
When the honour roll was unveiled in 1918, there were 8 plaques with the names of World War 1 recruits from Surrey Hills and Mont Albert. These are plaques 1–8, which are mostly in alphabetical order. It is believed the names were collected by going door to door.
The honour roll was created and designed by John Kendrick Blogg, a local industrial chemist, who was also a poet and talented wood sculptor. The idea for the honour roll came from Sarah Margaret Steele who was very active in community work, notably as president of the local Patriotic League. It was Sarah who persuaded John Blogg to design and carve the honour roll.
Room was provided for an additional 8 plaques. The war was still going, men and women were still embarking for duty overseas. At the end of the opening ceremony, anyone who knew of any recruit who had been omitted was asked to contact the Surrey Hills District Progress Association (who instigated and raised funds for The Shrine).
Four plaques were added in the early 1920s. These are plaques 9-12. New names were added and errors were amended by adding their correct name. These plaques are not in alphabetical order.
In 2018 a further four plaques were added with corrections on plaques 13 and 14, and additional names on plaques 15 and 16.
The plaque number is noted on each person's record in the honour roll. The numbering layout is as follows:
The Shrine was officially opened on Sunday 7 April 1918 at 3pm. Local newspapers, The Reporter and the Hawthorn, Kew, Camberwell Citizen covered the opening ceremony. More than 1000 people attended.
When the honour roll was unveiled in 1918, there were 8 plaques with the names of World War 1 recruits from Surrey Hills and Mont Albert. These are plaques 1–8, which are mostly in alphabetical order. It is believed the names were collected by going door to door.
The honour roll was created and designed by John Kendrick Blogg, a local industrial chemist, who was also a poet and talented wood sculptor. The idea for the honour roll came from Sarah Margaret Steele who was very active in community work, notably as president of the local Patriotic League. It was Sarah who persuaded John Blogg to design and carve the honour roll.
Room was provided for an additional 8 plaques. The war was still going, men and women were still embarking for duty overseas. At the end of the opening ceremony, anyone who knew of any recruit who had been omitted was asked to contact the Surrey Hills District Progress Association (who instigated and raised funds for The Shrine).
Four plaques were added in the early 1920s. These are plaques 9-12. New names were added and errors were amended by adding their correct name. These plaques are not in alphabetical order.
In 2018 a further four plaques were added with corrections on plaques 13 and 14, and additional names on plaques 15 and 16.
The plaque number is noted on each person's record in the honour roll. The numbering layout is as follows: