Stories from the Memorial Stones
The Memorial Stones were installed in front of the RSL Hall in 20??, in memory of those from the Shire of Creswick who volunteered, and those who served overseas in the time of war. The stories from the Memorial Stones remember those men and women.
Legend
+ Prisoner of War, +* POW Died of Wounds or Died in POW Camp, == Awarded Military Cross, ** Reported Missing,
#* Awarded Military Medal - Died in Action, * Killed in Action.
If you know of any of the soldiers listed below please take a copy of the form and provide as much of their history as possible. A photo of the soldier in uniform would be a great addition to their story.
Names in RED have information provided. Click on "Surname" to go to the record.
Legend
+ Prisoner of War, +* POW Died of Wounds or Died in POW Camp, == Awarded Military Cross, ** Reported Missing,
#* Awarded Military Medal - Died in Action, * Killed in Action.
If you know of any of the soldiers listed below please take a copy of the form and provide as much of their history as possible. A photo of the soldier in uniform would be a great addition to their story.
Names in RED have information provided. Click on "Surname" to go to the record.
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Surname
RAN: Bolt, Burton, Cloverdale**, Ganley, Leathan, Risk, Robinson, Shelvin, Smith. |
First Name
RAN: L AT J SE ME JG RH FL JK |
Rank
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Enlistment No.
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RAAF:
Anderson, Armstrong, Ayars, Barker, Bastian, Bell, Bennett, Burrows, Calaby, Carr, Clifton, Clifton, Clifton, Cosgrave, Curtis, |
RAAF:
D HG TH B W R WR A AF JA G J RG NJ WH |
RAAF:
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Doran,
Doyle, Edmends, Ellis, Evans, Evans, Fawcett, Featherstone, Flynn, Flynn, Hamilton, Hender, James, Keen, King, |
Leading Airman |
118919 |
9th Repair & Servicing Unit |
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Leishman,
Lucas, Mann, Michell, Mellor, Murnane, Murnane, Murphy, Myles, Mcdonald, McHutchison, McKay, McKinnon, McMickan, McMillan, Pearce, Pickering, Preston, |
JA
KW J VG KJ J P Thomas RJ DC R J DK JA GS J JA EH |
LAC |
55847 |
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Redman,
Richards, Rieniets, Sewell, Simpson, Smart, Smith, Spittle, Stewart, Tippett, White, Whiting, Whitefield, Willmott, Woodford, Woods*, Wyett. |
FA
FJ TJ JF R RL W M AG GT DE J A MS K AH F |
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Surname
VIETNAM: Brennan, Burrows, McInnis, McMillan, Prendergast, Redman, Richardson, Scobie, White, KOREA: Elsen. BCOF F: Curren. |
First Name
VIETNAM: T B G JD S R J B NH KOREA: JB BCOF F: F |
Rank
VIETNAM: KOREA: BCOF F: |
Enlistment No.
VIETNAM: KOREA: BCOF F: |
Unit
VIETNAM: KOREA: BCOF F: |
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WOMAN'S SERVICES NURSING:
Davies, Davies, Fletcher, Prendergast, Smythe, Tallent. AWAS: Balfour, Harris, Hender, Rowarth, Strachan. AAMWS: Preston. WAAF: Clohesy, McKay, Muller, Pollard, Sewell, Shea, Thompson, Ludbrook. WRAN: Smith. |
WOMAN'S SERVICES NURSING:
E M J J N A AWAS: LV M M EF V AAMWS: WM WAAF: MM H NO J CW NF NI E WRAN: N |
WOMAN'S
SERVICES NURSING: AWAS: AAMWS: WAAF: WRAN: |
WOMAN'S SERVICES NURSING:
AWAS: AAMWS: WAAF: WRAN: |
WOMAN'S
SERVICES NURSING: AWAS: AAMWS: WAAF: WRAN: |
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Surname
AIF Enlistments 1939-45 A Allen, Andeen, Anderson, Arch, Arch+ Armstrong, Ashton, Ashton, Ashton, Atkins, Ayars, |
First Name
AIF Enlistments 1939-45 A DA JJ AW E TW T AK GW LH JG F |
Rank
AIF Enlistments 1939-45 A |
Enlistment No.
AIF Enlistments 1939-45 A |
Unit
AIF Enlistments 1939-45 A |
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B
Bailey, Baker, Baker, Ballantyne, Balfour, Barnes, Batty, Bean, Beattie, Bell, Bellingham, Bellingham, Bellingham, Booth*, Booth, Boumphrey, Boustead, Bradshaw, Brown, Brownlee, Buckland Buckland, Burton, Bunn, |
B
G BJ NJ JS WE TJ JL GW H DC A G S W S SM HL C G SH RH WJ GE FJ |
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Surname
C Caddy Caddy, Campbell, Cawthan, Cawthan, Charleson, Clark, Clarke Clarke, Clifton, Clohesy, Clohesy, Clohesy, Clover, Collins*, Conway, Cloverdale, Cramp, Curren, |
First Name
C Eric Gordon H GF SR RA GA A E FA JP K M GA A W AL WE MA |
Rank
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Enlistment No.
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Unit
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Davidson, Davies, Dean, Doyle, Dunkley==, E Ellis, Evans, |
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Private E |
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VX 103442 E |
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8th Battalion 4th Division E |
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Fairless, Ferguson#*, Fish, Fisher, Flannagan+, Fletcher, Fletcher, Fletcher, Fletcher#*, Flynn, Foot, Fraser, |
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RB MA M AW SW F RJ TF TJ D RR JW |
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Surname
G George, Gleeson+, Gordon, Grieve, Grose, Guthrie*, H Hardup, Halkins, Hay, House, Howard, Howlett, Hutchinson, |
First Name
G HW T JA KA HT J H HW WJ AJ E HG EW A |
Rank
G H |
Enlistment No.
G H |
Unit
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Inverarity, Inverarity, J James, James, James, James, Jeffrey, Jones, Jones, Jones+, Johnson, Judson*, |
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GJ J J A F VB WH J GE S W A SV |
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Keating, Keith, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly*, Kenny, Kohn, |
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G S H P TJ R LB |
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Surname
L LaFranchi, LaFranchi, LaFranchi, LaFranchi, Lay, Leathan, Leathan, Leishman, Leishman, Leishman, Lenthall, Litherland, Lockhart, Lucas, |
First Name
L AC JA VW JP VE AE HG A AJ JH JT WV W DJ |
Rank
L |
Enlistment No.
L |
Unit
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Mackay, Macklin*+. Macklin, Macklin, Macklin, May, Mitchell, Mitchell, Monaghetti, Muller, Muller, Muller, Muller, Murphy, Murphy, McAndrew, McCarthy, McCarthy, McDonatd, McKenzie, McKenzie, McKenzie, McKinnon, McKinnon, McLeod, McLeod, Mcmillan, McPhan, McPhan, McRorie, |
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RK C J H K AC AW EL JH G JA JF R JJ MW E CP TJ DG GO C MJ AJ MD R WA RR M NW LG |
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New, Newton, Surname O O'Neil, Oswin, |
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JH H First Name O G W |
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Rank O |
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Enlistment No. O |
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Unit O |
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Paine, Paine, Patterson, Patterson, Patten, Pearce, Peters, Peters, Philipii, Pollard, Pollard, Pollard, Pollard, Prendergast, Prendergast, Preston, Preston, Preston, Punch, |
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F GP JS R DC HV CM RD M EJ F RL RV NF TE CC LG S FG |
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Rankin, Redman, Reville, Rex, Richards, Richardson, Richardson, Rickard, Rickard, Rieniets, Risk, Ritchie, Roberts, Roberts, Robertson, Robinson, Robinson, Robinson, Robinson, Rush, Rush, Rush, Russell, Russell, Russell, Ryan, Ryan, |
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C G L E WM M WA F K JA LF D G J WW C GR OB RB JL MT TJ AR HW N IT TJ |
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Surname
S Shaw, Sheridan, Slade, Slade, Slade, Slater, Slater, Smart, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Spittle, Stephen, Stephenson+, Stewart*, Stewart, Stout, Stout, Suckling, Svanosio, |
First Name
S SL TJ AJ AW WK WK SM CM CC D MF R RA RN JS AW NG RA RL C RJ |
Rank
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Enlistment No.
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Unit
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Tait+, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Tennant, Thomas, Thompson, Thompson, Tipper, Tipper*, Tipper+, Toll, Tomlin+, V Vallance, Vallance, Vague, Veitch, |
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GD AJ JH HR TR WJ DB HK WK AG LL LW HT JA V AJ EJ JW GJ |
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Wade, Walker*, Wallis, Walters, Warren, Warrick, Weatherson+, West, Williams, Wilson, Woods, Wynd, Y Young, Young, Young. |
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CL R J A W H B JB GF JM AG WA Y A AM FJ |
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