FEATURES
REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY , 2021
On Remembrance Day , Thursday 11 November , Scotch remembered Old Boys and staff members who died in or as a result of World Wars I and II .
Year 7 boys placed crosses and three Magen Davids for the 223 Old Boys and five staff members currently known to have died as a result of World War I ; and 378 crosses for the 377 Old Boys and one staff member currently known to have died as a result of World War II .
Upper School boys attended the Assembly , and it was livestreamed from Memorial Hall to Middle School boys . During the Assembly , School Principal , Tom Batty , spoke of the significance of Armistice Day , 11 November , now known as Remembrance Day .
The Principal read the Ode to the Fallen , Max Kelly ( Year 11 ) played The Last Post , Jacob Hooke ( Year 11 ) read from John Chapter 15 , and School Chaplain , the Rev Doug Campbell delivered the homily and prayer . Lachlan McMurtrie ( Year 11 ) read accounts from World War I , and Rupert Simmons ( Year 11 ) read In Flanders Fields .
After the benediction , solo piper Zach Hutchings ( Year 11 ) played the Lament in the Quadrangle .
Two Year 7 boys placed crosses in honour of relatives who died as a result of war – Lachlan Gumley and Edward Maxwell . Lachlan ’ s great-great-uncle , James William ( called Jim ) Park ( SC 1919-26 ) fought in World War II , and was killed in action in New Guinea in 1943 . He was survived by his wife , Marjorie , and a young daughter . Park had been an excellent footballer , playing 128 games for Carlton in the VFL from 1932-40 , mainly on the back line . He was a member of Carlton ’ s 1938 premiership team , and also represented Victoria in 1938 . Edward ’ s great-great-great-uncle was David Keith ( called Keith )
McIlwraith ( SC 1910-12 ).
Edward takes up the story : ‘ David McIlwraith was a Scotch boy in 1912 and is my great-great-great-uncle . He was a keen sportsman . David was killed at the landing in Gallipoli on Anzac Day , 25 April 1915 , at the age of 22 . His name is recorded in the honour roll in the Memorial Hall .
‘ The family story was that he had made his way to cover off the beach and was well placed in a slight dugout , but came out to assist [ his fellow soldier ] Clarence O ’ Brien , who was hit and in open terrain . He got Clarence back into the hole and was just about to get himself back down when he was shot and killed .
‘ Clarence visited the McIlwraith family on special occasions , such as Christmas , after the war . He was really like a member of the family .’
TOP LEFT : EDWARD MAXWELL PLACES A CROSS HONOURING HIS GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-UNCLE , DAVID KEITH MCILWRAITH ( SC 1910-12 )
LEFT : LACHLAN GUMLEY PLACES A CROSS HONOURING HIS GREAT-
GREAT-UNCLE , JAMES WILLIAM PARK ( SC 1919-26 )
BOTTOM RIGHT : SCHOOL CAPTAIN NIK TSOURVAKAS AND VICE CAPTAIN ED
MEGGITT IN THE QUADRANGLE
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