Memorial Stones
Creswick
Creswick Memorial Stones. In memory of those from Shire of Creswick who volunteered or who served overseas in the time of war. Location: RSL Memorial Hall, Creswick.
25 April 2001
The spirit of ANZAC was alive and well as crowds tuned out for the Dawn service, the March and Monument observance and the Dedication ceremony of three bronze plaques listing the 354 names of those who volunteered or served overseas in WWII and subsequent conflicts. New flags, donated by the Creswick Lighthorse Troop fluttered proudly from the mastheads of three new flagpoles, the gift of Sgt. Gary Chandler and Mr. Alan Gay, during the moving ceremony.
Shrouds of the cairns represented White for the Navy, Jungle Green for the AIF and Royal Blue for RAAF and were unveiled by Hon. Michael Ronaldson MHR. Former Vietnam Salvation Army Chaplain, Legatee son Mathews, performed the ceremony of dedication, and wreaths were laid by invited dignitaries. Both speakers commended the RSL and Project Director, Jack Sewell, AM for his effects in creating a place of reflection and remembrance at the town's centrepoint for future generations to focus on the deeds of their forbears. young men and women who went to war, and those names now live on for posterity, include 8 men who enlisted in the RAN, 251 in AIF, 64 in RAAF, 1 in Korea, 1 in BCOF, 8 in Vietnam. Women's services: 6 in Nursing, 5 in AWAS, 1 in AAMWS, 8 in WAAF and 1 in RAN.
Thirteen men were "Killed in Action or Missing" and nine taken "Prisoner of War". A Military Medal was awarded to T.J. Fletcher who died in action and H.L. Dunkley from North Creswick, won the Military Cross for Bravery. "It is fitting", Mr. Sewell said, "that after 56 years the names of these residents of the former Creswick Shire be recorded". He thanked Hepburn Shire for its support of the project, the Federal Government for grant money, local MP Diane Hadden for support of a further submission for state funding to precede with hall and grounds upgrading, the Creswick Lions Club which raised $6,000 and generous public organisations and individuals who contributed to the Appeal. He urged families who had not yet contributed to remember their loved ones in a practical way, before the Appeal closes next month. Donations with a RSL receipt, will be accepted at Mitch's store in Albert Street.
President, Jeff McMillian, thanked official guests for attendance, families and young people who turned out in such numbers, and local organisations who contributed so much to the success of ANZAC Day in Creswick each year. Special thanks went to the RSL Women's Auxiliary and Laurel Club women who made 28 laurel wreaths and supplied an abundant luncheon following the ceremonies.
The spirit of ANZAC was alive and well as crowds tuned out for the Dawn service, the March and Monument observance and the Dedication ceremony of three bronze plaques listing the 354 names of those who volunteered or served overseas in WWII and subsequent conflicts. New flags, donated by the Creswick Lighthorse Troop fluttered proudly from the mastheads of three new flagpoles, the gift of Sgt. Gary Chandler and Mr. Alan Gay, during the moving ceremony.
Shrouds of the cairns represented White for the Navy, Jungle Green for the AIF and Royal Blue for RAAF and were unveiled by Hon. Michael Ronaldson MHR. Former Vietnam Salvation Army Chaplain, Legatee son Mathews, performed the ceremony of dedication, and wreaths were laid by invited dignitaries. Both speakers commended the RSL and Project Director, Jack Sewell, AM for his effects in creating a place of reflection and remembrance at the town's centrepoint for future generations to focus on the deeds of their forbears. young men and women who went to war, and those names now live on for posterity, include 8 men who enlisted in the RAN, 251 in AIF, 64 in RAAF, 1 in Korea, 1 in BCOF, 8 in Vietnam. Women's services: 6 in Nursing, 5 in AWAS, 1 in AAMWS, 8 in WAAF and 1 in RAN.
Thirteen men were "Killed in Action or Missing" and nine taken "Prisoner of War". A Military Medal was awarded to T.J. Fletcher who died in action and H.L. Dunkley from North Creswick, won the Military Cross for Bravery. "It is fitting", Mr. Sewell said, "that after 56 years the names of these residents of the former Creswick Shire be recorded". He thanked Hepburn Shire for its support of the project, the Federal Government for grant money, local MP Diane Hadden for support of a further submission for state funding to precede with hall and grounds upgrading, the Creswick Lions Club which raised $6,000 and generous public organisations and individuals who contributed to the Appeal. He urged families who had not yet contributed to remember their loved ones in a practical way, before the Appeal closes next month. Donations with a RSL receipt, will be accepted at Mitch's store in Albert Street.
President, Jeff McMillian, thanked official guests for attendance, families and young people who turned out in such numbers, and local organisations who contributed so much to the success of ANZAC Day in Creswick each year. Special thanks went to the RSL Women's Auxiliary and Laurel Club women who made 28 laurel wreaths and supplied an abundant luncheon following the ceremonies.
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LEGEND
+ Prisoner of War, +* POW Died of Wounds, +* Died in POW Camp, == Awarded Military Cross,
#* Awarded Military Medal Died in Action, ** Reported Missing, * Killed in Action,
+ Prisoner of War, +* POW Died of Wounds, +* Died in POW Camp, == Awarded Military Cross,
#* Awarded Military Medal Died in Action, ** Reported Missing, * Killed in Action,
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RAN:
L Bolt, AT Burton, J Cloverdale**, SE Ganley, ME Leathan, JG Risk, RH Robinson, FL Shelvin, JK Smith. RAAF: D Anderson, HG Armstrong, TH Ayars, B Barker, W Bastian, R Bell, WR Bennett, A Burrows, AF Calaby, JA Carr, G Clifton, J Clifton, RG Clifton, NJ Cosgrave, WH Curtis, RT Doran, K D0yle, RG Edmends, F Ellis, AK Evans, PE Evans, I Fawcett, J Featherstone, BR Flynn JJ Flynn, NM Hamilton, LW Hender, AR James, RD Keen, VC King, JA Leishman, KW Lucas, J Mann, VG Michell, KJ Mellor, J Murnane P Murnane, T Murphy, RJ Myles, DC Mcdonald, R McHutchison, J McKay, DK McKinnon, JA McMickan, GS McMillan, J Pearce, JA Pickering, EH Preston, FA Redman, FJ Richards, TJ Rieniets, JF Sewell, R Simpson, RL Smart, W Smith, M Spittle, AG Stewart, GT Tippett, DE White, J Whiting, A Whitefield, MS Willmott, K Woodford, AH Woods*, F Wyett. VIETNAM: T Brennan, B Burrows, G McInnis JD McMillan, S Prendergast, R Redman, J Richardson, B Scobie, NH White, KOREA: JB Elsen. BCOF: F Curren. WOMAN'S SERVICES NURSING: E Davies, M Davies, J Fletcher, J Prendergast, N Smythe, A Tallent. AWAS: LV Balfour, M Harris, M Hender, EF Rowarth, V Strachan. AAMWS: WM Preston. WAAF: MM Clohesy, H McKay, NO Muller, J Pollard, CW Sewell, NF Shea, NI Thompson, E Ludbrook. WRAN: N Smith. |
AIF Enlistments 1939-45:
DA Allen, JJ Andeen, AW Anderson, E Arch, TW Arch+, T Armstrong, AK Ashton, GW Ashton, LH Ashton, JG Atkins, F Ayars, G Bailey, BJ Baker, NJ Baker, JS Ballantyne, WE Balfour, TJ Barnes, JL Batty, GW Bean, H Beattie, DC Bell, A Bellingham, G Bellingham, S Bellingham, W Booth*, S Booth, SM Boumphrey, HL Boustead, C Bradshaw, G Brown, SH Brownlee, RH Buckland, WJ Buckland, GE Burton, FJ Bunn, Eric Caddy, Gordon Caddy, H Campbell, GF Cawthan, SR Cawthan, RA Charleson, GA Clark, A Clarke E Clarke, FA Clifton, JP Clohesy, K Clohesy, M Clohesy, GA Clover, A Collins*, W Conway, AL Cloverdale, WE Cramp, MA Curren, SS Davidson, WT Davies, E Dean, J Doyle, HL Dunkley==, W Ellis, FC Evans, RB Fairless, MA Ferguson#*, M Fish, AW Fisher, SW Flannagan+, F Fletcher, RJ Fletcher, TF Fletcher, TJ Fletcher#*, D Flynn, RR Foot, JW Fraser, HW George, T Gleeson+, JA Gordon, KA Grieve, HT Grose, J Guthrie*, HW Hardup, WJ Halkins, AJ Hay, E House, HG Howard, EW Howlett, A Hutchinson, GJ Inverarity, J Inverarity, A James, F James, VB James, WH James, J Jeffrey, GE Jones, S Jones, W Jones+, A Johnson, SV Judson*, G Keating, S Keith, H Kelly, P Kelly, TJ Kelly*, R Kenny, LB Kohn, AC LaFranchi, JA LaFranchi, VW LaFranchi, JP LaFranchi, VE Lay, AE Lethan, HG Lethan, A Leishman, AJ Leishman, JH Leishman, JT Lenthall, WV Litherland, W Lockhart, DJ Lucas, RK Mackay, C Macklin*+. J Macklin, H Macklin, K Macklin, AC May, AW Mitchell, |
EL Mitchell,
JH Monaghetti, G Muller, JA Muller, JF Muller, R Muller, JJ Murphy, MW Murphy, E McAndrew, CP McCarthy TJ McCarthy, DG McDonatd, GO McKenzie, C McKenzie, MJ McKenzie, AJ McKinnon, MD McKinnon, R McLeod, WA McLeod, RR Mcmillan, M McPhan, NW McPhan, LG McRorie, JH New, H Newton, G O'Neil, W Oswin, F Paine, GP Paine, JS Patterson, R Patterson, DC Patten, HV Pearce, CM Peters, RD Peters, M Philipii, EJ Pollard, F Pollard, RL Pollard, RV Pollard, NF Prendergast, TE Prendergast, CC Preston, LG Preston, S Preston, FG Punch, C Rankin, G Redman, L Reville, E Rex, WM Richards, M Richardson, WA Richardson, F Rickard, K Rickard, JA Rieniets, LF Risk, D Ritchie, G Roberts, J Roberts, WW Robertson, C Robinson, GR Robinson, OB Robinson, RB Robinson, AR Russell, HW Russell, N Russell, IT Ryan, TJ Ryan, JL Rush, MT Rush, TJ Rush, SL Shaw, TJ Sheridan, AJ Slade, AW Slade, WK Slade, WK Slater, SM Slater, CM Smart, CC Smith, D Smith, MF Smith, R Smith, RA Spittle, RN Stephen, JS Stepheson+, AW Stewart*, NG Stewart, RA Stout, RL Stout, C Suckling, RJ Svanosio, GD Tait+, AJ Taylor, JH Taylor, HR Taylor, TR Taylor, WJ Tennant, DB Thomas, HK Thompson, WK Thompson, AG Tipper, LL Tipper*, LW Tipper+, HT Toll, JA Tomlin+, AJ Vallance, EJ Vallance, JW Vague, GJ Veitch, CL Wade, R Walker*, J Wallis, A Walters, W Warren, H Warrick, B Weatherson+, JB West, GF Williams, JM Wilson, AG Woods, WA Wynd, A Young, AM Young, FJ Young. |