State: Victoria, Australia
Issued on: Return
Dates of presentations: 25/06/1901, 04/06/1902
Number issued: 5 or 6
Gold medals, to:
25/06/1901 presentation
Cameron's Scouts –
714 Trooper James Oliver Alexander STILL
Subscribed for by fellow members of the Kilmore A.N.A. (Australian Natives' Association).
Presentation made in the Mechanics' Hall, Kilmore.
04/06/1902 presentation
5th Victorian (Mounted Rifles) Contingent –
1020 Shoeing-Smith Ernest CRANE
1603 Private Henry M. Matheison FISCHER
1291 Private Thomas GOONEY
1252 Private Charles Albert HODGES
1602 Private Rupert Melbourne THORNTON (K.I.A., Wilmansrust, 12/06/1901 - did his family receive a medal?)
Presentation made by Councillor M. Hogan (President of the Shire), in the Mechanics' Hall, Kilmore.
Subscribed for by members of the Kilmore A.N.A. (Australian Natives' Association) and Fire Brigade.
"On account of the numerous amusements taking place within the next few weeks the welcome home will not be held until the early part of June".
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Kilmore Free Press, 27th June 1901
On Tuesday night the local branch of the A.N.A. held a concert and dance at the Mechanics’ Hall. There was a very fair attendance, and during the concert a presentation was made to Trooper James STILL, of Cameron’s Scouts, who recently returned from South Africa. Trooper STILL, who was accorded a very warm welcome, suitably acknowledged the presentation.
Melbourne Argus, 27th June 1901
KILMORE.
A welcome social was tendered to Trooper James O.A. STILL, a member of Cameron's Scouts, at the Mechanics' hall on Tuesday evening by the members of the Australian Natives' Association, to which Trooper STILL belongs. The gathering was largely attended and a presentation of a gold medal was made to Trooper STILL. Representatives of other friendly societies were also present, and joined in welcoming home the returned soldier. Sympathetic reference was made to the death of Private THORNTON, late of Kilmore who was amongst the Victorians killed in the recent disaster at Wilmaransrust.
Kilmore free Press, 1st May 1902
At a meeting of delegates from the rifle club, fire brigade and A.N.A., it was unanimously decided to tender a welcome home to the local soldiers of the Fifth contingent who served in South Africa, viz., Shoeing-smith E. CRANE, and Privates C. HODGES, H. FISCHER and T. GOONEY. The welcome is to be in the form of a concert and dance, and presentation of a gold medal to each of the men. On account of numerous amusements taking place within the next few weeks the welcome home will not be held until the early part of June.
Melbourne Argus, 9th June 1902
KILMORE.
Privates H. FISCHER, E. CRANE, and C. HODGES, members of the Fifth Victorian Contingent, were accorded a public welcome home at the Mechanics' hall on Wednesday evening. The hall was crowded, and several patriotic speeches were made. The president of the shire (Councillor M. Hogan) presented each of the returned soldiers with gold medals, suitably inscribed, on behalf of the citizens. Reference was made to the death of Private Rupert THORNTON, who left Kilmore with the contingent, and was killed in the Wilmansrust disaster. Mr Brock, M.R.C.S., denounced in strong terms the attitude of the enemies of England in Kilmore, and remarked that it was a disgrace to the town to find such a number of sympathisers with the Boers.
