Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

 Cleve M

CLEVE 5640

MEMORIAL: Monument

LOCATION: Junction of Fourth and Main Streets on a red paved road centre strip.

ORIENTATION: East

DESCRIPTION: A white marble statue of a soldier at ease surmounted on a white marble and granite capped pedestal that in turn is mounted on a cut granite sur-base and two-tier concrete slab base. Polished grey granite plaques are affixed around the centre of the pillar.

INSCRIPTIONS:
Face; Top of pillar Centred in a marble wreath:

THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1919.

Centre of pillar on a plaque

THE GREAT WAR
1914-1919
IN SACRED
AND
GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE
OF OUR BRAVE MEN
WHO FELL

Attached to the granite sur-base: a polished red granite plaque with the insignia of the AIF in gold leaf

Left:
Centre of pillar on a plaque

Attached to the granite sur-base: a polished red granite plaque with the insignia of the RAN in gold leaf
Back:
Centre of pillar on a plaque

Attached to the granite sur-base: a polished red granite plaque with the insignia of the ACMF in gold leaf.
Right:
Centre of pillar on a plaque:

Attached to the granite sur-base: 

A polished red granite plaque with the insignia of the RAAF in gold leaf.

WHEN BUILT/ERECTED: 1921, relocated to present site in 2000 from Fourth Street

MAINTAINED BY: Cleve District Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: Fay Kraehe 13 Dec 01