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Remembrance Day Commemoration and OKGA Honouring Service
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
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On Friday 11 November 2022, the OKGA Honouring Service was held on Knox 1 in conjunction with the School’s Remembrance Day Service. This was the first time this service has been held since 2019 when the COVID pandemic interrupted our ability to gather. This year, Committee Member David Stenning (OKG15) represented the President Rob Johnson (OKG78) on behalf of the OKGA, laying a wreath in memory of those who served, and reading out the citations of those honoured. Five Old Boys were honoured for their service in Australia’s defence forces: James Arnott (OKG40), William Bailey (OKG40), John Berry (OKG31), Peter McNiven (OKG43) and David Coates (OKG61). Alan Foulkes (OKG62), representing the families of those deceased honourees, presented three ceremonial officers’ swords to the School’s Cadet Unit. This was followed by the presentation of the P J McNiven and D N Coates’ Ceremonial Drums to the Pipes and Drums by David Coates himself. It is especially meaningful to the OKGA to be able to make the presentation of these gifts, and bear witness to the honouring of Old Boys past and present before the entire Senior School. After the Service, the Old Boys present joined the recipients of the presentations (CUOs and Pipe Band Drummers), the School Captain and the Head Prefect of Faith & Spirituality at morning tea on the verandah of Woodcourt House. L-R: David Stenning, David Leafe (OKG61), David Coates (OKG61) and Alan Foulkes in the garden of Woodcourt House Date posted: 17 November 2022 |