Education Department War Service 1914-17
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Education Department War Service 1914-17
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Education Dept Rcd of War Service 1914-17. 1921. A wonderful and comprehensive record of hundreds of Victorians involved in the Great War 1914-18. Includes biographies and photos of those who served -<br><br>{translate::c||GSDUnstructured||Collection 50822 -2: those who were killed and those who returned. </p><p>The 306 page book is arranged as follows</p><p>INTRODUCTORY</p><ul><li>Foreword</li><li>Summary</li><li>The Builders</li></ul><p>CONCERNING SERVICE ABROAD.</p><ul><li>The Men who Enlisted - gives the names and last school before they enlisted</li><li>The Men who Fell - short biographies - with photos of most</li><li>Inspectors, Teachers, and other Departmental Officers whose Sons or Brothers Died on Service - over 100 who died</li><li>The Men who Returned - short biographies - with photos of most</li><li>Honors and Decorations - list of those who received these</li><li>The Men who Volunteered and were Rejected - mostly on medical grounds</li><li>Memorials</li></ul><p>THE WORK OF WAR RELIEF</p><ul><li>Formation of the Education Department's War Relief Organization</li><li>The Supply of Comforts for Soldiers</li><li>How the Country Schools Helped</li><li>How the Town Schools Helped</li><li>League of Young Gardeners</li><li>Young Workers' Patriotic Guild</li><li>Helping the Hospitals at Home</li><li>War-savings Effort</li><li>Chronicle of the Activities of the Education Department's War Relief Organization</li><li>School Subscriptions</li><li>Statement of Receipts and Expenditure</li></ul><p>Some information from the summary</p><ul><li>Enlistments-752. Of those who enlisted, 724 were teachers, two School Medical Officers, one was a School<br> Nurse, and one an Inspector of Schools. The remaining 24 belonged to the Clerical Division of the Public<br> Service, and were employed in the Education Department.</li><li>Those who Died.146.</li><li>Honors and Decorations-?V .C, 1; C.B., 1 ; C.M.G., 1; D.S.O. and Bar, 1; D.S.O., 4; D.C.M., 4;<br> M.C. and Bar, 3; M.C., 35; M.M. and Bar, 2; M.M., 35; Croix de Guerre, 2; Order of the British<br> Empire, 4; Meritorious Service Medal, 5; Order of the Nile, 1; Serbian Order of the White Eagle, 1;<br> Distinguished Flying Cross, 1. Total, 101.</li><li>Articles of Comfort Sent Abroad.These numbered rather more than 400,000.</li><li>Supplies to Hospitals at Home- Condiments and preserves, 50 tons; cake and biscuits, 18 tons; tea, cocoa,<br> coffee, 91 tons; invalid foods, 23 tons; general groceries, 21 tons; dairy produce, 21 tons; eggs, 65,000<br> dozen; fish, 5 tons; vegetables and fruit, 264 tons; tobacco, 189 lbs; cigarettes, 24,500 packets; poultry and<br> game, 9,250 pairs; and sundries, 4 tons. A rough estimate in tons gives 460.</li><li>The Young Workers Patriotic Guild
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