War Memorials in Australia
Croydon War Memorial
Place:
Croydon, Victoria, 3136
District: Central
(VIC)
Orientation: Suburb of Melbourne
Location: Roundabout at Kent Avenue, Croydon Road, Railway Crescent and Wicklow
Avenue
Position:
Ref: 3025
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The memorial a polished grey granite obelisk on a stone base. It has hollowed out sections for water basins. It is surrounded by a granite post and steel chain fence and there is a flagpole on the west side.
The memorial was dedicated on 27 October 1919.
South east face
Bronze insignia of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces
ERECTED BY
THE RESIDENTS
IN HONOR OF THE
BRAVE MEN
WHO ENLISTED FROM
CROYDON & DISTRICT
& WHO SO NOBLY
FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY
& JUSTICE IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919
On section below
THE CITIZENS
OF THIS DISTRICT
HONOUR THEIR FALLEN
WORLD WAR
1939 - 1945
On section below
KILLED IN ACTION
VIETNAM
1960 - 1972
R J MOORE
M HANNAFORD
J HOLLOWAY
North east face
| R. J. ALLEN | ||
| G. D. BLADEN | ||
| R. BLADEN | ||
| C. A. BRICE | ||
| A. J. BRIEN | ||
| L. E. CAZALY | ||
| S. C. CLAYTON | ||
| W. C. COOK | ||
| M. B. COOK | ||
| L. A. COOK | ||
| C. T. DAVIDSON | ||
| C. O. H. DUFFELL | ||
| C. FLEMING | ||
| T. S. FLEMING | ||
| H. GAWLER | ||
| B. F. GILES | ||
| S. GOODWIN | ||
| G. GOODWIN | ||
| J. S. GRANT | ||
| V. B. GRENESS | ||
| D. S. HARDIDGE | ||
| R. W. HOWLING | ||
| A. COX |
On section below
| J. T. BECK | ||
| W. BILCOCK | ||
| A. S. BALD | ||
| F. BLACK | ||
| A. D. CAMPBELL | ||
| D. CAMERON |
North west face
FALLEN
| A. J. BRIEN | ||
| BORRE | ||
| H. T. CLAPPERTON | ||
| AMIENS | ||
| F. W. DAVIES | ||
| NEIPP FOREST | ||
| T. MACKAY | ||
| S _ AFRICA | ||
| W. J. MORRIS | ||
| ALBERT | ||
| F. W. JEEVES | ||
| VILLERS BRETONNEUX | ||
| R. N. SWIFT | ||
| LACNICOURT | ||
| G. E. CAMPBELL | ||
| GALLIPOLI |
On section below
| J. D. COWLEY | ||
| D. DENIER | ||
| K. DOWLING | ||
| G. HUDDART | ||
| E. HOOPER | ||
| R. A. JOHNSON |
On section below
KILLED IN ACTION
KOREA
1950-53
D. O'BRIEN
South west face
| W. C. KNEE | ||
| LYNAR I. F. | ||
| C. W. MATTHEWS | ||
| E. MEADE | ||
| H. MEADE | ||
| G. MORRIS | ||
| H. McCOY | ||
| W. C. F. PRITCHARD | ||
| L. QUINLAN | ||
| E. M. RAE | ||
| F. W. RAE | ||
| C. W. REA | ||
| H. F. ROBINSON | ||
| H. W. O. B. SMITH | ||
| A. J. SMITH | ||
| D. N. SMITH | ||
| C. R. SMITH | ||
| L. H. STEVENS | ||
| J. M. L. TWISS | ||
| L. TRAVFORD | ||
| L. H. WILMS | ||
| R. W. WILO | ||
| CAPT JOHN FLEMING | ||
| R. A. M. C. |
On section below
| J. G. KING | ||
| F. E. LAWRENCE | ||
| R. N. MELLOR | ||
| E. PENNINGTON | ||
| E. J. THORPE | ||
| K. W. TALLENT |
Information current to September 2003
Sources: The information and photograph on this page have been kindly provided by Heather Ford