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Stories from the Family Memorial Cross.

The tradition of the Field of Crosses started in Creswick in 1964

The stories of the Family Memorial Cross remember those men and women from who served during war time and whose families now live in Creswick & District and are remembered with these crosses.

Families can have a permanent cross in the Field of Crosses, with a $10 donation per cross, to the Field of Crosses Project. Complete the Family Memorial Cross form and email to "creswicksmeatonrsl@gmail.com" Payment can be deposited into BSB:633-000 Account:135320364. Reference: Surname - Cross
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Surnames in RED are linked to their War Records via Discovering ANZAC's website. Click on "Surname" to go to their War Records. Currently only WW1 records are available.  ## = Killed in Action
First Names in RED have information from the family provided. Click on "First Name" to go to the record.
Family Memorial Cross Form

 Surname  ​                  First Name              Rank                           Enlistment No.     ​​ Unit                            Conflict​
 ​A
Aspinall
Aspinall
​Aspinall
 A
(Jack) John W
Charles Alfred
​Leonard JA
A
Private
​Sergeant
​ A
32
A

A
WW1
​WW1
WW1 Gallipoli

B

​B

​B
​

​B


​B


B

C

C

C

C

C

C


​D

​D

D

​D

​D

D
​

 Surname  ​                  First Name              Rank                           Enlistment No.     ​​ Unit                            Conflict
​E
  
E

E
​
E
​​
E
​​
E

F

​F

F
​
​F

F

F

​G
Greenbank ##
​G
James Leslie
G
Private
​G
1298
​G
39th Battalion
G
WW1

 H

H

H

H

H

H


 Surname  ​                  First Name              Rank                           Enlistment No.     ​​ Unit                            Conflict
I
​
I
​
I
​
I
​
I
​
I

​J
James
​James
​J
Denis
​Leslie
J

J

J
7th Battalion

J
Vietnam

​K

​K

K

K

K

K

​L

​L

L

L

L

L
​


 Surname  ​                  First Name              Rank                           Enlistment No.     ​​ Unit                            Conflict
M
McLean##
McMillan
McMillan
McMillin
McMillan
McMillan
​
​M
Murdoch
Raymond John
John Francis
Stanley Clarence
Clarence Donald
​Leslie Thomas

M
Private
Private
​Sapper
Sapper
Gunner
Sapper​
M
4636
VX132563
VX63630
VX64905
VX132562
​VX53337
M
59th Battalion
8th Aust Ord
RFTS 2/8 Fld 
1st Roy Aus Eng
2/1 Au A/A Reg
CAV​
M
WW1
WW2 Army
WW2 Army
WW2 Army
WW2 Army
WW2 Army​

​N
Nowlan ##
​N
James Michael
N
Private
N
1763
N
23rd Battalion
N
WW1

​O
​Orr
​O
​William
​O
​

​O
​

O
​

O

​P
  
P

P

P

P

P

Q
​

Q
​

Q
​

Q
​

Q
​

Q

Surname  ​                  First Name              Rank                           Enlistment No.     ​​ Unit                            Conflict
R
Rusher
R
Frederick J
R

R

R

R

​S
Smith
​S
Sydney Robert

​S
Private
​S
​G/052360
​S
​North Staffordshire Regiment
S
WW1

T
Tipper  ##
T
Lindsay Lesley
T

T

T

T

​U
​

​U
​

​U
​

​U
​

U 
​

U

​V

​V

V

V

V

V

Surname  ​                  First Name              Rank                           Enlistment No.     ​​ Unit                            Conflict
W
Wright
​W
Alfred W
W

W

W
​
W

X
​
X
​
X
​
X
​
X
​
X

Y
​
Y
​

Y
​

Y
​

Y
​
Y

Z
​
Z
Z
​

Z
​
Z
​

Z

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