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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.
Memorial Stones form

Picture
Picture
Picture

​Surname

RAN: 
Bolt, 
Burton,
Cloverdale**, 
Ganley, 
Leathan,
Risk, 
Robinson, 
Shelvin, 
Smith. 
​First Name

RAN: 
L 
AT 
J  
SE  
ME
JG  
RH  
FL  
JK  
Rank

RAN: 









​
Enlistment No.  

​RAN:









​
Unit

RAN: 









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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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RAAF: 
















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RAAF: 
















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​Doran, 
Doyle,

Edmends, 
Ellis, 
Evans, 
Evans, 

Fawcett, 
Featherstone,
Flynn,
Flynn,

Hamilton, 
Hender, 

James, 

Keen, 
King, 
​RT  
Kenneth 

RG  
F  
AK  
PE  

I  
J 
BR 
JJ 

NM  
LW  

AR  

RD  
VC  
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Leading Airman


















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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  

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LAC




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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: 

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WOMAN'S SERVICES NURSING:







AWAS:






AAMWS:


WAAF:









WRAN: 

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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  
​B
























B























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B























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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
​

C


















​
Enlistment No.
​

C


















​
Unit
​

C


















​

D
Davidson, 
Davies,
Dean, 
Doyle,
Dunkley==, 

E
Ellis,
Evans, 
D
SS  
WT 
E  
John Hamilton
HL  

E
W 
FC  
D



Private


E

​
D



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E

​
D



8th Battalion 4th Division


E


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​F
Fairless, 
Ferguson#*, 
Fish, 
Fisher, 
Flannagan+, 
Fletcher,
Fletcher,
Fletcher,
Fletcher#*, 
Flynn, 
Foot, 
Fraser, 
​F
RB  
MA  
M  
AW  
SW  
F 
RJ 
TF 
TJ  
D  
RR  
JW  
F










​
​
F










​
​
F










​
​

​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
​

G







H






​

​I
Inverarity,
Inverarity, 

J
James, 
James,
James,
James,
Jeffrey, 
Jones,
Jones,
Jones+, 
Johnson, 
Judson*, 
​I
GJ 
J  

J
A  
F 
VB 
WH 
J  
GE 
S 
W  
A  
SV  
I



J









​
I



J









​
I



J











​K
Keating, 
Keith, 
Kelly,
Kelly,
Kelly*, 
Kenny, 
Kohn, 
​K
G  
S  
H 
P 
TJ  
R  
LB  
K






​
K






​
K






​

​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
​

L













​

​M
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, 
​M
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  
M





























​
M





























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M





























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​N
New, 
Newton, 

Surname
​

O
O'Neil, 
Oswin, 
​N
JH  
H  

First Name
​

O
G  
W  
N



Rank
​

O


N



Enlistment No.
​

O

​
N



Unit
​

O

​

​P
Paine,
Paine,
Patterson,
Patterson, 
Patten, 
Pearce, 
Peters,
Peters, 
Philipii, 
Pollard,
Pollard, 
Pollard,
Pollard,
Prendergast,
Prendergast,
Preston, 
Preston,
Preston, 
Punch, 
P
F 
GP 
JS 
R  
DC  
HV  
CM 
RD  
M  
EJ 
F  
RL 
RV 
NF 
TE 
CC  
LG 
S  
FG  
P


















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P


















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​

​R
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, 
​R
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  
R


























​
R


























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R


























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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
​

S




















​
Enlistment No.
​

S




















​
Unit
​

S




















​

​T
Tait+, 
Taylor,
Taylor,
Taylor,
Taylor, 
Tennant, 
Thomas, 
Thompson,
Thompson, 
Tipper, 
Tipper*,
Tipper+, 
Toll, 
Tomlin+, 

V
Vallance,
Vallance, 
Vague, 
Veitch, 
​T
GD  
AJ 
JH 
HR 
TR  
WJ  
DB  
HK 
WK  
AG  
LL 
LW  
HT  
JA  

V
AJ 
EJ  
JW  
GJ  
T















V



​
T















V



​
T















V



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W
Wade, 
Walker*, 
Wallis, 
Walters, 
Warren, 
Warrick,
Weatherson+,
West, 
Williams, 
Wilson, 
Woods, 
Wynd, 

Y
Young, 
Young,
Young.
W
CL  
R  
J  
A  
W  
H 
B  
JB  
GF  
JM  
AG  
WA  

Y
A  
AM 
FJ 
W













Y


​
W













Y


​
W













Y


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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