Clarence Town War Memorial
Description
A square stepped stone pillar with a marble soldier on top. The soldier is at attention. The Honor Roll and dedication are inscribed into the sides of the pillar and the base. The Roll includes names from the First and Second World Wars, and one name from the Boer War. The memorial faces diagonally across the intersection to St John's Anglican Church.
Inscription
Front face
For King and Country
In memoriam
[Names]
The Great War 1914-1919. Unveiled by R Lyall Esq, September 1921.
Rear face
Honor Roll
[Names]
Right face
Honor Roll
[Names (Great War)]
[Names (Second World War)]
1939 — LEST WE FORGET — 1945
Left face
Honor Roll
[Names]
Private ALEXANDER WILLIAM EAGLETON Killed in battle at Onverwacnt South Africa 4th Jan 1902 - Aged 22 years LEST WE FORGET.
Linked Memorials
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflict/s | Fate | Service No. | Service | Unit | Campaign | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | Adamson | World War 1 | view | ||||||
| Pvt | D | Adamson | World War 1 | KIA | AIF | 35th Inf | Messings | view | |
| W M | Alford | World War 1 | view | ||||||
| Gnr | M | Alford | World War 1 | KIA | AIF | 7th AFAB | Ypres | view | |
| LCpl | C G | Allen | World War 1 | KIA | AIF | 35th Inf | Ypres | view | |
| E J | Blaker | World War 1 | view | ||||||
| Lieut | R | Brown | World War 1 | KIA | AIF | 34th Inf | Villiers | view | |
| M | Brown | World War 1 | view | ||||||
| E | Campbell | World War 1 | view | ||||||
| D | Clague | World War 1 | view |
Address
Cnr Queen and Grey Streets
Clarence Town NSW 2321
Local Government Area
- Dungog Shire
Setting
- Garden/park
Memorial type
- Column/pillar
Recorded by
Mr Robert McLardy, Cr. Glenn Wall and Mr. Christopher WallEstablished date
1921Established Date format:
$e_original_date = $entity->field_established['und'][0]['value'];
if (!empty($e_original_date)) {
$changed_date = strtotime($e_original_date);
$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
print '';
}Dedication date:
09/24/1921Dedication date
24 September 1921 Conflict/s
- South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45
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