Clunes War Memorial, Clunes, Victoria, Australia

Clunes War Memorial

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Location	Fraser & Service Streets, Clunes, Hepburn - Victoria, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	17 feet high, consisting of bluestone foundation and granite centre, with a marble figure of a soldier standing on top. CLUNES. MEMORIAL. The memorial to the fallen soldiers erected by H. P. Corbon (sic), of Clifton Hill, is now completed, and much admired. It is erected in a commanding position at the intersection of Fraser and Service streets, and is 17 feet high, consisting of bluestone foundation and granite centre, with a marble figure of a soldier standing on top. The front bears the following inscription; — " Lest we forget. Erected in honor of all who enlisted from Clunes and district for the Great War, 1914- I8. Also in memory of the fallen. Pass not this stone in sorrow, but with pride, and may you live as nobly as they died.” On the sides are the names of the fallen, numbering 31. Ballarat Star (Vic), 29 October 1921. Read more...
Built	H.P. Corbon (Clifton Hill, VIC)
Opened	19 November 1921
Inscription	Erected in honour of all who enlisted from the town and District for the Great War 1914 - 18 Also in memory of the fallen Pass not this stone in sorrow but with pride And may you live as nobly as they died We live in deeds not years Left Side Inscription [ Names ] Back Inscription [ Names ] Plaque : This plaque honours our men and women who served in the wars of 1914 - 1918, 1939 - 1945 and in Borneo Malaya Korea and Vietnam campaigns "Only those who deserve freedom who are prepared to defend it."
Condition	Good