St Paul’s Church of England War Memorial, Clunes

St Paul’s Church of England is situated in Templeton Street, Clunes, Victoria. There is a cenotaph located in the church grounds commemorating soldiers who fell in the First World War and the Second World War.

The cenotaph consists of a concrete obelisk on a stepped platform. The cross, column and supports are made from Mount Gambier limestone. The memorial was erected by Mr. F. Barrow of Ballarat and designed by the architect Mr. Richards also from Ballarat.

The inscription on the north side of the memorial is:

The Great War

1914-1918

Lest we Forget

The names of the fallen First World War soldiers that appear on the east side of the memorial are:

Hector Frith; Daniel Jones; Malcolm King; Hugh Lee; Roy Payne; Kempson Skellett; Augustus Smithson; Clarence Thomas; Stanley Williamson.

The memorial was dedicated in a ceremony that took place on Sunday 20th December 1925. The ceremony was performed by the Ven. J. Best, Archdeacon of Maryborough. The ceremony was attended by a large number of people of all denominations. Those present included the State Treasurer and Minister for Education (Sir Alex Peacock), the Mayor (Cr. Barkell) and other borough councillors, president of the Creswick Shire (Cr. A.L. Nase), Rev. F. A. Ingamella, and the president of the Clunes RSSILA – Mr Atkins.

The names of the fallen Second World War soldiers, which were added at a later date and appear on the west side of the memorial are:

J. Carkeet; Paul W. Richardson.

• Clunes Guardian and Gazette, December 23rd 1925 https://trove.nla.gov.au/search