Hobart Baptist Sunday School War-Year Certificate awarded to Harry Cumini

1915
Overview

Hobart Baptist Sunday School War-Year Certificate awarded to Harry Cumini in 1915. The certificate has a decorative timber frame which is glazed.
Much of the certificate is pre-printed in blue ink, including details about the church, the reason for the certificate, the date and the names of the office bearers. The name of the recipient and the pronouns 'he' and his' have been writtne in black ink where there are appropriate gaps on the certificate.
The reverse of the frame is covered with dark brown paper which is in poor condition.

Historical information

This certificate of one of several held in the collection where the recipient has foregone a monetary award or trophy and instead donated the equivalent value to a war fund, in this case the Red Cross.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-119-RoW00607
Width
260 mm
Height or length
220 mm
Depth
15 mm
Inscriptions and markings

From left to right and top to bottom of certificate:

"Hobart Baptist Sunday School

WAR-YEAR CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Harry Cumini
recognising the needs of the nation in THE GREAT CRISIS
through which the Emprie is now passing, cheerfully donated
to the RED CROSS FUND the value of the prize to which
he was entitled, in order that the amount might be ex-
pended in ministering to the comforts of those Wounded
Soldiers who had heroically fallen in his defence.

OCTOBER 1915

J.W. BOREHAM, President
G.J. MACLEOD, Superintendent
E.F. HERITAGE, Secretary"

Place made
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Year
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Last modified
Sunday, 27 July, 2025
Completeness
100
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Hobart Baptist Church War-Year Certificate awarded to Harry Cumini
Hobart Baptist Sunday School War-Year Certificate awarded to Harry Cumini
Hobart Baptist Church War-Year Certificate awarded to Harry Cumini
Hobart Baptist Sunday School War-Year Certificate awarded to Harry Cumini
Close up of Hobart Baptist Church War-Year Certificate awarded to Harry Cumini
Close up of Hobart Baptist Sunday School War-Year Certificate awarded to Harry Cumini
Reverse of Hobart Baptist Church War-Year Certificate awarded to Harry Cumini
Reverse of Hobart Baptist Sunday School War-Year Certificate awarded to Harry Cumini

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