Ariah Park War Memorial

War Memorials in Australia

Place: Ariah Park, New South Wales, 2665
District: Riverina
Orientation: 118 km E of Griffith
Location: Coolamon Street and Pitt Street, in centre plantation
Position: 34 20 88 S 147 13 27 E
Ref: 20043

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The memorial is a statue of a World War I Australian infantryman in white carrara marble by A. Casagrande. It stands on a freestone base and ironstone steps and is surrounded by a low metal chain fence with ornate iron posts. The bayonet has been broken off the rifle as has the bottom of the scabbard and the forefinger and thumb on the left hand of the digger are missing. There is a metal flagpole on the north side of the monument.

It was unveiled on 15 October 1919 by Chaplain William "Fighting Mac" McKenzie. The President of the memorial committee, J. Moriarty, said in his address that some people had cried out the need of hospitals and schools of art in preference to monuments but, as far as he was concerned, the monument stood to prove that those of his generation were a religious people with minds superior to matter. About Ł550 was raised of which about Ł300 was subscribed at the ceremony. At one stage it had been proposed to give each returned soldier Ł20 but the eventual surplus of about Ł80 was donated to other Soldier funds.

128 young men enlisted from the district for World War I and about 25 per cent were killed.

North face
Carved wreath

This Monument was
leaves ERECTED leaves
BY THE CITIZENS OF
ARIAH PARK AND DISTRICT
TO COMMEMORATE
THE NAMES OF HER SONS
WHO LEFT HERE
TO FIGHT IN THE CAUSE OF
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919
____________

"LEST WE FORGET"

On section below
Unveiled by
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL CHAPLAIN
WILLIAM M^c KENZIE M.C.
"FIGHTING MAC."
ON 15^TH OCTOBER 1919.

Below this, on grey granite tablet

WOMEN 1939 - 1945			VIETNAM 1962 - 1973
.
DAVEY, G	SCOTT, JS	.	BENSLEY, R
EDIS, JE	SEYMOUR, EE	.	COLWILL, TG
FISHER, AB		..	DOYLE, LJ
GOULTER, EE		.	LEIPER, BR
HEATH, AC		.	LEWIS, MC
JOHNSTONE, EG		.	McKENZIE, BC
LEIPER, IM		.	O'SHEA, PJ
McDEVITT, YM		.	SCOTT, PR
MURDOCH, E		.	WEISE, GE
PAYNE, JE		.	.
ROGERS, AR		.	.

West face

K	ADAMS. J.	K	COGGAN. G.
	ADAMS. L.J.		COLLINS. J.
K	BALLANTYNE. J.C.	K	COLLINS. S.J.
	BARR. T.		CONWAY. K.H.
	BARTON. W.		CROSS. D.B.
	BELL. E.		CUNLIFFE. A.
K	BERRY. H.H.		DALE. L.
	BIMSON. T.H.	K	DARLING. J.
	BOURKE. H.S.		DEAN. C.R.
	BOYD. D.J.		DORTKAMPF. E.
	BROOMFIELD. H.		DOYLE. J.J.
	BYRNE. S.E.		DYER. F.J.
	BYRNE. W.B.		EASON. C.D.
	CAMPER. W.		EASON. D.P.
	CARELESS. J.		FIRMAN. J.
	CARELESS. W.		FISHER. W.
K	CHARITY. A.		FONG. L.L.
	CHRISTOE. C.B.		GILMORE. H.
	CLARK. C.		GREGORY. R.
	CLARK. R.E.		HALLEY. A.C.
	CLARK. R.M.		HARRIS. A.T.
	COE. H.		HARRISON. A.V.
	COELLI. J.		HARRISON. J.

On section below
SECOND
WORLD WAR
1939 __________ 1945
TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE AND IN
HONOUR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF
ARIAH PARK AND DISTRICT WHO SERVED
IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE.

Below this, on grey granite tablet

	WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945

ADAMS, ESD	BROOKS, AE	CAUGHLAN, GA	CROUCH DR
ASHTON, NB	BRYCE, GL	CAUGHLAN, HC	CROUCH, J
ASHTON, WA	BRYCE, LG	CAUGHLAN, RJ	DAVEY, EA
BALLANTYNE, GG	BRYCE, RW	CAUGHLAN, TM	DENYER, FAN
BALLANTYNE, GT	BUERCKNER, AF	CLARK, LE	DENYER, HG
BENNETT, AC	BUERCKNER, JV	CLARK, WH	DUNN, BB
BENNETT, HR	CAMP, EH	CLINNOCK, J	EDIS, DE
BIGGARS, N	CARR BOYD, P	COLLINS, AM	EDIS, WG
BIGGARS, S	CASSIDY, BW	COLWILL, JC	ESLER, J
BLAKELY, G	CATLIN, EHE	COLWILL, W.H.	FISHER, EJ
BOARDMAN, HC	CAUGHLAN, CS	CROUCH, DM	FOSTER, JA

South face

	HARRISON. S.C.	K	MIDDLETON. J.R.
	HEATH. A.A.C.		MILES. T.
	HEAVEY. J.		MILLIGAN. J.
K	HECKER. J.		MILLS. H.E.
K	HILL. S.		MINCHIN. D.
K	HORAN. G.		MINCHIN. W.
	IRWIN. T.	K	MITCHELL. A.
	JONES. J.J.		MOLLISON. D.V.
	KEENAN. J.		MORIARTY. D.F.
	KEMP. L.B.		MORIARTY. J.H.
	KENT. F.G.		MULLINS. M.D.
	KING. J.M.		MURPHY. A.M.
	LAMBERT. T.E.	K	MURPHY. F.
	LE MAITRE. G.S.	K	M^c CAWLEY. C.
	LETTS. J.	K	M^c DONALD. A.J.
	LONERGAN. H.		M^c DONALD. D.
K	LUPKE. T.	K	M^c DONALD. J.
	MADDEN. J.S.		M^c DONALD. R.Y.V.
	MAIDEN. H.E.	K	M^c INNES. D.W.
K	MALONE. T.		M^c INNES. F.A.
K	MASSINA. J.	K	M^c INNES. V.M.
	MAYNARD. S.S.	K	M^c KAY. F.W.
	MICKELSON. J.F.		M^c KENZIE. M.

On section below

GALLIPOLI	LONE PINE	AMMON
DAMASCUS	EL ARISH	EL SALT
ESDRAELON	GAZA	JERICHO
JERUSALEM	MACHDABA	RAFA
ROMANI	SOLLUM	INDIAN OCEAN

Below this, on grey granite tablet

	WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945

GANE, C	HARRISON, M	JUDD, AE	McCARTHY, WJ
GILBERT, GH	HARRISON, SGM	JUDD, NO	McHUTCHINSON, A
HADDRILL, JW	HARROP, RE	JUDD, VG	McKENZIE, D
HARPER, LO	HEATH, AS	KEEN, SG	McKENZIE, E
HARPER, RV	HEIR, AC	KILMARTIN, J	McKENZIE, M
HARRIS, CJ	HEIR, RJ	KILMARTIN, JI	McKENZIE, P
HARRIS, EF	HEMSLEY, LT	KIMBER, TA	McLEAN, DW
HARRIS, WJ	HOLLIS, J	KING, AL	McMAHON, J
HARRIS, WT	HUMPHRYS, MJ	LAWSON, AW	MAYNARD, AS
HARRISON, HS	HUMPHRYS, MT	LEIPER, TF	MILLER, WJ
HARRISON, L	JOHNSTONE, AR	McCARTHY, DH	MITCHELL, WD

East face

K	M^c LEAN. D.W.		SANDERSON. A.
	M^c LEOD. J.	K	SANDERSON. I.
	M^c LEOD. J.W.	K	SANDERSON. J.
	M^c NEILLY. S.W.		SHEEHY. B.
	M^c PHAN. J.		SMITH. R.A.
	NORRIS. W.H.		TECTOR. E.A.
	OLDER. H.C.		TIDD. W.A.
	O'REILLY. H.T.	K	TUOHY. T.
K	O'REILLY. J.A.		UPTON. W.
K	O'REILLY. W.P.	K	VEARING. A.
K	PETERS. J.		VEARING. J.J.F.
	PETERS. W.		VEARING. J.L.
	PHILLIPS. J.		VEARING. V.
	PRICE. P.	K	WALKER. W.H.
	PRIOR. S.B.	K	WATKINS. B.
K	PUFFLETT. J.D.	K	WAYCOTT. R.
	PURCELL. J.	K	WEIGHTMAN. W.
	PURCELL. W.		WHITE. A.T.
	REILLY. H.	K	WILESMITH. C.W.
	RILEY. F.H.		WILESMITH. P.J.
	ROBERTSON. T.		WILSON. E.A.
	ROBINSON. W.D.		WOODS. W.M.
	ROGERS. F.		WOODS. T.M.
	ROWLANDS. A.

On section below

BAPAUME	BULLECOURT	FLEURBAIX
HILL 60	MESSINES	PERONNE
POZIERES	PASSCHENDALE	POLYGON WOOD
SOMME	ST QUENTIN	YPRES
VILLIERS-BRETTONEAUX		NORTH SEA

Below this, on grey granite tablet

	WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945

MURDOCH, AE	RICH, JW	SAWYER, J	TROY, KB
O'BRIEN, JP	RICH, LW	SCOTT, JL	TURNER, NB
O'NEILL, MJ	ROBINSON, EC	SEYMOUR, GJ	TURNER, WT
PAGE, J	ROBINSON, WB	SINGH, A	WEISE, LJ
PAYNE, WA	ROBINSON, WD	SPRING, MC	WELLS, EC
PLEMING, JT	RODWAY, FG	STIMSON, G	WILESMITH, A
PLEMING, WB	ROGERS, RR	STIMSON, JS	WILESMITH, R
PHILLIS, AI	RYAN, CM	STIMSON, SE	WILLIAMS, C
PRINGLE, MF	RYAN, JA	SUTTON, AC	WOOD, RJ
PRINGLE, WR	RYAN, OJ	TIDD, AH
REES, RO	RYAN, WP	TIDD, WN

Information current to November 2000

Sources: Inglis Collection in Australian War Memorial, AWM PR 00944 87 3/16
Temora Independent, 18 Oct 1919
Sydney Mail, 5 Nov 1919

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