War Memorials in Australia

Charlton War Memorial

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Place: Charlton, Victoria, 3525
District: Northern Country
Orientation: 43 km SW of Boort
Location: High Street (Calder Highway) at western end of town
Position:
Ref: 30097

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The memorial is a white marble Digger statue on granite obelisk that has four wings at the base. A series of granite posts surrounds the memorial.

East face
IN MEMORY OF
THE SOLDIERS OF
CHARLTON AND DISTRICT
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THE EMPIRE
DURING THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919
 

Bronze wreath
 

Marble plaque below
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS
_______ OF _______
CHARLTON AND DISTRICT
IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
WORLD WAR 2. 1939-1945

  ALLEN G. FOX. L. A.  
  BERTOLI S. C. HEDGER J. H.  
  CARLSON B. F. RAINFORD W. E. B.  
  CARLSON F. A. RAWLINS E. J. B.  
  COPLAND J. R. RICH F. S.  
  DEW J. A. ROWLING P. W.  
  DWYER T. V.    

LEST WE FORGET

 

 

North face

  ANDERSON J.  
  BIRRELL N.  
  BOURKE G.  
  CLAXTON M.  
  DEW D.  
  ELDER F.  
  FITZPATRICK W.  
  FOREMAN L.  
  GILBERT F.  
  GILBERT N.  
  GILLIES A.  
  GROSE G. G.  
  JAMES S.  
  JEAL E. J.  
  JENKYN A. R.  
  KILLEEN F.  
  LEEHANE THOS.  
  LISTER R.  
  LLEWELLYN E.  
  MILLER A. L.  
  MILLS G. A.  
  MOORE E.  
  McMURTRIE F.  
  BRIGGS H.  

 

 

West face

  MORRISON A.  
  McDONALD A. G.  
  McGILLIVRAY G.  
  OLIVE S. L.  
  PATCHETT W.  
  PATERSON R.  
  PEVERILL J.  
  POOLE W. G.  
  PROCTER R. A.  
  PUGH J.  
  ROBERTSON J.  
  ROSS J.  
  ROSS R.  
  ROSS T.  
  ROUND W.  
  SKINNER C.  
  SLOPER E.  
  TAYLOR C.  
  THOMPSON J. A.  
  WILLIAMS W.  
  YOUNG T.  
  MUNRO SISTER C.  
  McCURK T.  


 


Information current to January 2003

Sources:  The information and photograph on this page have been kindly provided by Brett Prentice  


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