Kingston Avenue of Honour Names Changes for the New Obelisk
In preparation for the Centenary of the Planting of the Avenue, and the Centenary of the WW1 Armistice, on 11 November 2018, the current Obelisk will be replaced. Our very special thanks to Peter Rickard for undertaking the mammoth task of clarifying errors and anomalies. All names have been cross-checked to birth, marriage and death registrations held by the Victorian Public Records Office. The proposed changes, below, are based on official documentation. Descendants will have an opportunity to discuss these changes before they are published in Peter’s book later this year.
We invite you to carefully check the list again. There will be hard copies available at the Creswick Hub, the Information Centre, the Museum and the RSL website http://www.creswicksmeatonrsl.org.au/contact-us.html. If you consider there has been an error in the list below, please send your concern to peter.rickard7@bigpond.com or Peter Rickard PO Box 220 Rosanna, Victoria 3084.
Changes to Initials Only
Allen R.W. to W.R. - William Robert
Astley W.H. to W.A. - William Adam
Atkins G.T. to J.G. - John Gordon
Barnes T.L. to T.C. - Thomas Clarence
Betts E.A. to A.E. - Alfred Ernest
Bloink G.H. to G.F. - Greta Francis
Bourke T. to J.T. Bourke - John Thomas
Branagan B.T. to B.F. - Bernard Francis
Broadbent J.R. to J.E. - James Ewing
Broadbent W.B. to C.W. - Charles William
Caldwell A.G. to A.D. - Alexander David
Caldwell T. To J.T. - Joseph Theodore
Cowan D.J to D.I. - David Ivan
Forrester R. to L.R.- Leslie Raymond
Hanley D. to J.D. - John David
Hegarty H.H. to L.H. - Louis Henry
McAndrew J.C. to I.C - Ivor Collis
McHenry R.H. to R.J. - Robert John
O’Rourke W.M. to W.J. - William John
Redman J.A. to A.J. - Albert John
Robinson L.R. to J.J.L. - John Joseph Leslie
Williams J.F. to F.J. - Frederick James
Wood T.H. to H.T. Herbert Thomas
Change of Spelling
Wiffin W.E. in John A Graham’s “Early Creswick” becomes Whiffin E. - Ernest
Inclusions
J.T Flannagan was duplicated on John Graham’s list but there were actually two people.
Flannagan J.T. - John Thomas W 126
Flannagan T.J. - Thomas John W 127
G.S. Phillips was duplicated in J.A. Graham’s book.
E 85 becomes Phillips C.E. - Charles Ernest evidence 1899
W 131 Phillips G.S. to S.G. - Stanley Gordon 1894
Actual Name Change
Hill G.H.A. - George Herbert Armstrong was listed as G.H Hall in John A Graham’s book
Julie Baulch and Peter Rickard on behalf of Kingston Friends of the Avenue
We invite you to carefully check the list again. There will be hard copies available at the Creswick Hub, the Information Centre, the Museum and the RSL website http://www.creswicksmeatonrsl.org.au/contact-us.html. If you consider there has been an error in the list below, please send your concern to peter.rickard7@bigpond.com or Peter Rickard PO Box 220 Rosanna, Victoria 3084.
Changes to Initials Only
Allen R.W. to W.R. - William Robert
Astley W.H. to W.A. - William Adam
Atkins G.T. to J.G. - John Gordon
Barnes T.L. to T.C. - Thomas Clarence
Betts E.A. to A.E. - Alfred Ernest
Bloink G.H. to G.F. - Greta Francis
Bourke T. to J.T. Bourke - John Thomas
Branagan B.T. to B.F. - Bernard Francis
Broadbent J.R. to J.E. - James Ewing
Broadbent W.B. to C.W. - Charles William
Caldwell A.G. to A.D. - Alexander David
Caldwell T. To J.T. - Joseph Theodore
Cowan D.J to D.I. - David Ivan
Forrester R. to L.R.- Leslie Raymond
Hanley D. to J.D. - John David
Hegarty H.H. to L.H. - Louis Henry
McAndrew J.C. to I.C - Ivor Collis
McHenry R.H. to R.J. - Robert John
O’Rourke W.M. to W.J. - William John
Redman J.A. to A.J. - Albert John
Robinson L.R. to J.J.L. - John Joseph Leslie
Williams J.F. to F.J. - Frederick James
Wood T.H. to H.T. Herbert Thomas
Change of Spelling
Wiffin W.E. in John A Graham’s “Early Creswick” becomes Whiffin E. - Ernest
Inclusions
J.T Flannagan was duplicated on John Graham’s list but there were actually two people.
Flannagan J.T. - John Thomas W 126
Flannagan T.J. - Thomas John W 127
G.S. Phillips was duplicated in J.A. Graham’s book.
E 85 becomes Phillips C.E. - Charles Ernest evidence 1899
W 131 Phillips G.S. to S.G. - Stanley Gordon 1894
Actual Name Change
Hill G.H.A. - George Herbert Armstrong was listed as G.H Hall in John A Graham’s book
Julie Baulch and Peter Rickard on behalf of Kingston Friends of the Avenue