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Actions Displays	Plate inscribed to S.J. Guss Esq. Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM2009/006 TitlePlate inscribed to S.J. Guss Esq. DescriptionEPNS plate or platter with the inscription, "Presented to S.J. Guss Esq. By the Council of the N.S.W. Jewish War Memorial in appreciation of his successful and unselfish work during a period of eight years as President, 1946". Simon Joseph (Joe) Guss was born in London, migrated to Australia on 30-10-1916, at the age of 23, enlisted in Sydney to serve in WWI. He served in the A.S.C. (Australian Service Corps) in Egypt and was discharged on 08-08-1919. He returned to Sydney, was a member of the Great Synagogue and, as commemorated by the plate, served as President of the NSW Jewish War Memorial for 8 years (c.1938-1946). Production placeSydney, New South Wales, Australia Production date 1946 Subjectprizes & awards, returned servicepeople, Jews in military, Australian Jewish history Object namepresentation pieces Materialsilver, copper, nickel Dimensions diameter: 360.00 mm Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by David and Judith Bell

Object numberM2009/006

TitlePlate inscribed to S.J. Guss Esq.

DescriptionEPNS plate or platter with the inscription, "Presented to S.J. Guss Esq. By the Council of the N.S.W. Jewish War Memorial in appreciation of his successful and unselfish work during a period of eight years as President, 1946". Simon Joseph (Joe) Guss was born in London, migrated to Australia on 30-10-1916, at the age of 23, enlisted in Sydney to serve in WWI. He served in the A.S.C. (Australian Service Corps) in Egypt and was discharged on 08-08-1919. He returned to Sydney, was a member of the Great Synagogue and, as commemorated by the plate, served as President of the NSW Jewish War Memorial for 8 years (c.1938-1946).

Production placeSydney, New South Wales, Australia

Production date 1946

Subjectprizes & awards, returned servicepeople, Jews in military, Australian Jewish history

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Materialsilver, copper, nickel

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by David and Judith Bell

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