While this site is provided primarily to allow us to have some idea of the War Service of our Gippsland families we should, while using it, always remember that it is also a memorial to those who fought and died, and those who returned.
Lest We Forget
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield Upper
Berwick
Bunyip
Cockatoo
Cora Lynn
Emerald
Lang Lang
Macclesfield
Officer
Pakenham
The following towns also have war memorials, but have not been transcribed because they do not include names; Garfield, Gembrook, Tynong.
Beaconsfield War Memorial (cnr old Princes Highway and Wood St)
Erected
as a tribute to the
men who enlisted
from Beaconsfield and District
and in memory of those
who have made the
Supreme Sacrifice
in the Great War 1914 - 1919
| Sig | G.H. Manning |
| Cpl | A.R. Bragg |
| Pte | L. Christie |
| Pte | J. Osborne |
| Pte | J.F. Tucker |
| Dvr | H.J. Harbour |
| Bmbr | A.G. Childs |
| Pte | E. Dineley |
| Spr | H. McNaughton |
In memory
of those who made
the Supreme Sacrifice
in World War 1939 - 1945
| Pte | W.A. Clark |
| Pte | A. Taylor |
| Spr | J.W. Dawson |
(Transcribed 7 February 2000 by Peter Lakeman)
Beaconsfield Upper War Memorial (cnr Salisbury and Mcbride Sts)
Erected
to
the memory of the men
of Beaconsfield Upper
who fell in the Great War
1914 - 1919
| Capt | L.L. Smith |
| Lieuts | C.B. Berglund |
| W.B. Kerr | |
| C.G. Marsh | |
| Sgts | E.W. Ladd |
| R.J. Tyler | |
| Drm Mjr | J. Berry |
| Cpl | W.J. Knapton |
| Lance Cpl | W.G. Heppner |
| Tpr | F.L. A'Beckett |
| Gnrs | C.A. Linton |
| G.R. Shanks | |
| Ptes | H. Bailey |
| H. Coulson | |
| E.R. Evans | |
| G. Gibbs | |
| J. Tucker |
Also to the memory
of the men
of Beaconsfield Upper
who gave their lives
in the World War 1939 - 1945
R.A.N. |
|
| Ord Smn | C.P. Potter |
A.I.F. |
|
| L/Bdr | G.M. Griffin |
| Dvr | W.J. Holmes |
R.A.A.F. |
|
| F/O | P.B. Dennett |
| F/O | M.J. Martel |
| L.A.C. | R.C. Walker |
(Transcribed 7 February 2000 by Peter Lakeman)
Berwick
(although outside the Shire of Cardinia, it is included because of its proximity to
Beaconsfield)
Berwick War Memorial
Berwick Grammar School Honour Avenue
Berwick War Memorial (corner of old Princes Highway and Cranbourne Road)
For King and Country
Erected by the residents of
Berwick
in memory of the men
who fell in the
Great War 1914 - 1918
Great War 1939 - 1945
| Bannon, J.J. | Miller, A.H. |
| Brown, M.R. | Ogilvy, J. |
| Elmes, H.O. | O'Sullivan, W. |
| Faragher, L.V. | Polson, A.E. |
| Hilliar, H. | Rankine, W.C. |
| Hodgson, S.B. | Roberts, D. |
| Lyall, E.R. | Sibert, F.J. |
| Lyon, C.H. | Smith, C.J. |
| Manson, H.J. | Tetley, A.N. |
| Meyer, A.J. | Warne, C.F.P. |
| Cowe, W.D. | Nelson, J.H. |
| Dundas, W. | Newnham, S.F. |
| Matthews, P.F. | Von Bibra, K.C. |
| A.H. Williams |
(Transcribed 7 February 2000 by Peter Lakeman)
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Berwick Grammar School Honour Avenue (Church St)
Honour Avenue
Berwick Grammar School Boys
Who Fell In The 1914-1918 War
| Brunn, E.D.A |
| Elmes, H.O. |
| Gaunt, E.G. |
| Hodgson, S. |
| Hope, H.L. |
| Kent, A.E. |
| Lyon, C.H. |
| Miller, A.H. |
| Robin, A.M. |
(Transcribed 7 February 2000 by Peter Lakeman)
Bunyip War Memorial (cnr Main and High Sts)
Erected by / a grateful public / to the honoured memory / of the soldiers of / Bunyip and district / who lost their lives / in the European War of / 1914 -1919.
| Beswick, E.E. | Gaghin, J. | Plant, L. |
| Bradshaw, S.C. | Green, F.R. | Reardon, E.C. |
| Carter, W. | Gunnelson, P.O. | Slattery, G. |
| Clarkin, W. | Gunnelson, I.T. | Sleigh, S. |
| Dawes, G. | Holland, W.G.S. | Spence, M. |
| Devine, H.G. | Leeson, W.H.C. | Stacey, E.W. |
| Doherty, E.F. | McDonald, A.W. | Streeter, H. |
| Donald, H. | McIvor, J.E. | Toner, F. |
| Fallon, J. | Milligan, J. | Williams, P. |
| Fitzgerald, D. | Moore, W.H.E. | Watson, A. |
| Fitzgerald, J.L. | Mynard, C. | Whiston, T.J. |
| Fitton, J. | Pearson, F.F. | Whiston, F. |
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Also / in memory of / those who fell in / World War II / 1939 - 1945
| Corbett, W. | Freeman, R. | Lay, W. |
| DeForest, M. | Head, G. | Leask, I.G. |
| Else, R.C. | Houghton, A.H. | Nash, H.K. |
| Evans, R. | James, D. | Rolph, A.J. |
| Fitzpatrick, T.R. | Kennedy, J. | Rolph, L.W. |
| Frawley, J.W. | Kinghorn, A. | Schonwille, H. |
| Frawley, K.D. | Laurie, R. | Simpson, H.M. |
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Vietnam 1962 - 1972, Tinkham, J.R.
(Transcribed 21 January 2000 by Peter Lakeman)
Cockatoo War Memorial (outside R.S.L. on Cockatoo-Gembrook Rd)
| Auhl, A.H. | * Fell, H.B. |
| Belcher, C. | Fell, J. |
| Belcher, J. | Foxford, W. |
| Bellchambers, R.H. | Gardiner, G. |
| Bell, D. | Hill, T.B. |
| Bilton, F.C. | Hocking, F.C. |
| Broderick, A. | Hocking, R.H. |
| Broderick, J. | Hutchinson, R. |
| Cairns, A.J. | Jones, J. |
| Carrigy, P. | * Lamborn, B.R. |
| Cullen, A.B. | Lishman, T. |
| Cullen, A.C. | Lishman, W. |
| * Cullen, F. | McBride, F.R. |
| Cullen, W. | McKenny, B.J. |
| Cunning, F. | McPhee, C. |
| Cook, E.W. | Orchard, D. |
| Dennis, A. | Searle, G. |
| Doddrell, J. | Skeggs, R. |
| Doddrell, R. | * Tschampion, L. |
| Evans, T. | Wilson, G.H.C. |
| Fell, A.R. | Wilson, H. |
| Fell, E.F. | * Wilson, T. |
| * Fell, F.R. |
(Transcribed 7 February 2000 by Peter Lakeman)
Cora Lynns / tribute of love / and gratitude / to her glorious / dead and to her / returned men / who fought to / keep our / Empire free.
| Pte | W. Clarkin * |
| F. Doherty * | |
| L. Doherty | |
| H. Evans | |
| L. Fritz | |
| J. Holian | |
| J.R. Hue | |
| Lieut | R.A. Jeffers MM DCM |
| Sgt | Tudor Johnson |
| Tpr | N.F. Kinsella |
| Pte | B.M. Kinsella * |
| J. Milligan * | |
| A.C. Murdock | |
| M. Pederson | |
| W. Rigby | |
| T.G. Roper | |
| J. Scanlon | |
| T. Scanlon MM | |
| B. Smith * |
(Transcribed 21 January 2000 by Peter Lakeman)
Emerald Avenue of Honour
Emerald Honour Roll
Emerald Avenue of Honour
| A. Andreasson | W. Durance | H. Hayles | J. Russell |
| C.S. Barnes | J. Edgecumbe | W.G. Heppner | S. Sawers |
| H.H. Barnes | E. Evans | F. Holliday | C. Shanks |
| C. Boyling | F. Fell | E.W.H. Ladd | L. Tschampion |
| P. Coates | H. Fell | N.R. Lamborn | T. Walker |
| M. Colliss | S. Ferres | F. Moffatt | F. Wright |
| H. Coulson | L.Foremon | R. Page | S. Wright |
| F. Cullen | A. Fulton | H. Parker |
The above honour board is made up the remaining plaques (that had not been stolen or damaged) from the original Avenue of Honour, and is displayed in the Emerald R.S.L.
(Transcribed 7 February 2000 by Peter Lakeman)
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Emerald Honour Roll (RSL, Memorial Ave)
| W. Beaumont |
| R.G. Francis |
| F. Bond |
| A. Twaits |
| C.H. Cordingley |
| N. Lyon |
| E. Phillips |
| S. Foxford |
| H. Lamble |
| A.E. Legge |
| A. Smith |
| H.E. Israel DCM |
| H. Lamble |
| P.B. Wald MC |
| R. Levison |
| J.S. Berwick MM |
| A.L. Newbold |
| W.B. Cullen |
| R.F. Manning |
| T.W. Brown |
| C.B. Roberts |
| D.K. Thornton |
| W.M. Braithwaite |
| C.A. Harris |
| S. Osborne |
| C. Billings |
| W.P.B. Hunt |
| T. Hocking |
| R. Langford |
| C.J.T. Anderson |
| E.A. Doyle OBE |
| F.D. Birkett |
| H.R. Cannon |
| H. Clancy |
| B. Dalziel |
| R. James |
| F. Roberts |
| R. Busbridge |
| M. DuPont |
| A. Ogilvy MC |
| H. Lothian |
| F. Grattidge |
| S. Lanceter |
| H.R. Gollan DSO MC |
| J.C. Foden |
| H. Ferres |
| A. Laughlin MC |
| L.C. Shoppee DFC |
| F. Bennetts |
| R. Billington |
| W.B. Biggart |
| E. Harding OBE MM |
| P. Shappere |
| J.McC. Young |
| L.J. Carter |
| J.A.B. Forster |
| R.L. Bradshaw |
| G.E. Kilburn |
| E. Blackburn-Candlin |
| J.J. Madigan |
| J.A. Ovenden |
| A.S. Hill |
| Dr. I. Buzzard |
| Dr. I.S. McLeod-Murphy BEM |
| B. Jenkins |
| C.H. Harding |
| B.C. McLenehan |
| J. Mathwin |
| C. Wilkinson |
| C.T. Davis |
| W. Donovan-Joynt VC |
| E.R. Downes |
| W.G. Gill |
| K.F. Gibbs |
| W.R. Bignell |
| A.W. Armstrong |
| T.M. Leggate |
| N.S. Brooks |
| E.M. Gill ATS |
| A.W. Brydon |
| G.J. Maskiell |
| I.W. Morgan |
| R.R. Beer |
| R.W. Robinson |
| H.W. Farrall |
| J.D. Aitken |
| H. Geyson |
| H.R. Bunnett |
| M.M. Steege RANS |
| R. Bryant |
| W. Haines |
| B.M. Harding |
| R. Gledhill |
| R. Dickinson MID |
| A. Stammers |
| D.W. Papworth |
| G.A. Willett |
This honour board lists members of the Emerald R.S.L. who have died.
(Transcribed 7 February 2000 by Peter Lakeman)
Lang Lang War Memorial (cnr Westernport Rd and Whitstable St)
Erected / by the citizens of / Lang Lang and district / in proud memory of those / who gave their lives / in service to their King / and Country
Barry, S.R.
Cameron, I.D.
Chase, W.McL.
Coleman, G.J.
Dubberke, H.
Eden, A.R.
Jackson, D.K.
Jackson, S.A.
Keating, S.A.
Nicholls, A.G.
Power, C.J.
Richards, J.R.
Rowe, N.
Samuel, B.H.
Smith, W.J.
Stephenson, W.J.
Stewart, A.J.
Vinnell, A.
Vinnell, A.C.
Wise, J.
Wise, T.
(Transcribed 21 January 2000 by Peter Lakeman)
The Great European War 1914 -1919
Macclesfield
Honour Roll
| W. Hunt |
| J. Madigan |
| J.Slater |
| J. Broderick |
| A. Broderick |
| B. Taylor |
| E. Taylor |
| J. Orchard |
| A. Cairns |
| G.D. Baker |
| A. Forder |
| J. Sterling |
| J. Douthie |
| J.Thompson |
| Fallen |
| L. Tschampion |
| W. Durance |
| T. Walker |
This Honour Roll is currently on loan from the parishioners of St Hilda's Church at Macclesfield, and is on display at the Emerald R.S.L.
(Transcribed 7 February 2000 by Peter Lakeman)
Officer Memorial Gates ( Recreation Reserve on Princes Highway)
1914 - 1918 |
1939 - 1945 |
|
| Beadle, P. | Clark, W.A. | 2/14 Battalion |
| Davies, A. | Hasker, J.R. | HMAS Sydney |
| Johnstone, W. | Robinson, J.S. | RAAF |
| Lecky, J. | Simmons, A.J. | 2/5 Battalion |
| Lecky, M. | Swift, W.A. | 2/11 Field Regt Arty |
| Osborne, J. | ||
| Prior, E. | ||
| Skellet, K. | ||
| Were, C. | ||
| Whitney, L. |
(Transcribed 7 February 2000 by Peter Lakeman)
Pakenham War Memorial (cnr John and Henry Sts)
Erected by the
residents of Pakenham
and District as a
tribute to the men who
enlisted and in memory
of those who made the
Supreme Sacrifice
in the Great Wars
1914 - 1919
1939 - 1945
(World War I)
| Lieut | T.H. Wrigley * | Pte | E.T. Fowler | Pte | D.C. Black |
| Sgt | A.S. Henry | " | W.A. Brehart | " | J. Doyle |
| " | D.E. Clancy | " | E. Cameron | " | P.J. Holdenson |
| " | A.C. Williams * | " | T.V. Fowler | " | C. Johnstone |
| Cpl | F.T. Maher | " | J.Simmonds | " | G.S.H. Keable |
| Gnr | Ernest Gabbett | " | A.J. Clancy * | L Cpl | A.F. Nye |
| Pte | P. Goulette | " | Tim Halloran * | Pte | A. Priest |
| " | J.S. Thewlis | " | Esca Gabbett * | Cpl | R. Ramage |
| " | C.A. Paternoster | " | W. Lewis * | Pte | R.A. Smart |
| " | C. Stevens | " | J. Fox * | " | C.H. Warner * |
| " | A. Webster | " | J.E. Hayes | " | W.M. Black |
| " | J.T. Maher | " | A.E. Dean | " | J.B. Thomson |
| " | R.S. Maher | " | W. Bridge | " | Bert Wilson |
| " | E.W. Hillbrick | " | W. James | " | T. Wilson * |
| " | P.G. Brown | " | F.W. Cook | " | A.N. Auhl |
| " | J.P. Fennell | " | J.T. Hehir * | " | R.J. Warren |
| " | W.R. Stone | " | F. Wearing * | Cpl | J.A. Ellett |
| " | J. McDonald | " | R.F. Donaldson | " | A. Ellet |
| " | J.C. Devereaux | " | R.A. Bell | Pte | R.H. Ellett |
| " | W. Pace | " | J.F. Maher | Gnr | G.A. Blackwood |
| " | G. Pritchard | " | G. Calcutt * | Tpr | A.J. Blackwood |
| " | V. Morton * | " | R.C. Cornwall * | " | A.M. Blackwood |
| " | M. Covey | " | H. Ede | Dvr | H.L. Worship |
| " | P.C. Brown | Capt | G.H. Raleigh * | Tpr | R. Turner |
| " | A.J. Kempster * | L.B. Wade | Sh Sth | R. Doherty | |
| " | T. Kempster | E. Appleton | L Cpl | P.D. Kennedy | |
| " | D. Shillito | R.B. Copeland * | " | C. Loveday | |
| " | M. McDonald | J.A. Cornwall | Dvr | W. Gribble | |
| " | T. McEvoy | F. Doyle * | Pte | F. Baldry | |
| " | E.R. Huckson | G. Eyre | W Optr | M.Bryan | |
| " | F. Hornby | B. Mullet | Pte | E'J. Bryan * | |
| " | P. Robertson | R. Slessar * | " | T. Bryan * | |
| " | E. Cook | A.J. Doyle | " | S. Sawyer * | |
| D.B. Black * | |||||
| R.L.C. Black * |
(World War II)
| G. Green | J. Robinson |
| G. Graham | S. Smethurst |
| R. Moon |
| J.M. Beck | L.G. Orchard |
| D. Blackwood | M. Quick |
| M. Cope | J. Swanborough |
| C.J. Darlison | V. Stone |
| E.F. Ellett | N. Smethurst |
| N. Keys | M. Stephenson |
| F. Lansdown | E.A. Stephenson |
| J.M. Leadoux |
| J. Abrehart | L. Futcher | C.H. Pobjoy |
| J.L. Ahern | C.E. Gabbett | C.P. Purton |
| J.J. Ahern | I.N. Gabbett | J. Pepper |
| G. Ambrose | R.J. Giles | G.H. Priest Jnr |
| F. Arthur | R. Gribble | J.D. Purves |
| G. Arthur | T. Graham | P.M. Ray |
| G.T. Barker | W. Garbellini | F. Ramsdale |
| C.J. Burnett | G. Graham | R.H. Ramage |
| D.G. Brown | F. Hone | W. Reid |
| C.M. Beck | R. Healy | T.W. Richards |
| P.M. Beck | B. Hobson | K. Ramsdale |
| M.J. Bourke | N.F. Jackson | A. Robinson |
| C.R. Bumpstead | R.J. Jackson | M.J. Ruston |
| L. Boyanton | R.L. Jackson | L. Richards |
| M. Blackwood | F.E. Kenworthy | C. Reynolds |
| R. Cope | R. Kirkland | S. Reed |
| J. Cope | H.J. Kirkland | L, Smith |
| L. Constable | R. Keable | A.J. Stubington |
| S. Constable | M. Lincoln | W.E. Stubington |
| T. Cook | K. Lineham | R.H. Stubington |
| A.R. Cornwall | G. Law | J.A. Scala |
| D. Cook | G.J. Maher | W. Smith |
| B.B. Cherry | P.M. Maher | L.A. Smith |
| R. Chambers | L.J. Marshall | E. Stone |
| F. Darby | C.C. May | N. Stephenson |
| E. Dalton | H.G. Munckton | K. Stone |
| B.A. Dodd | R. Murphy | E.C. Stephenson |
| J. Deveney | J.J. McGann | W. Stephenson |
| T. Deveney | K. McKay | W. Treloar |
| J. Dwyer | J. Moon | J.D. Tangey |
| J.L. Ellett | L. Moon | L.T. Treloar |
| K. Ellett | F.J. Matthew | F. Taylor |
| R. Ellett | R.O. Millington | L. Tangey |
| J. Fennell | E. Munckton | A. Wadsley |
| A. Fisher | A. Norris | F.R. Webster |
| S.J. Fitzsimmons | C.H. Norris | N.N. Webster |
| L.M. Fitzsimmons | B. Neil | H. Wyatt |
| E.J. Florance | A.J. Phillips | J.A. White |
| D.Yates |
(Transcribed 7 February 2000 by Peter Lakeman)
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