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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
Ode of Remembrance

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them