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Carnamah War Memorial
The Carnamah War Memorial was erected in 1929 by the Carnamah Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League, who financed the memorial through public subscriptions.
In Honour of Those From This District Who Fell In The Great War 1914-1918: E. Kennedy, J. Keenan, W. Regan, A. MacLean, E. Statham, S. Brooks, A. Murray. 1939-1945: B. A. O'Hara, Albert F. R. Spencer, K. Lally, M. Plunkett, G. M. McGowan, W. J. Morcombe, F. K. Morcombe, W. E. Clark, I. Johnson, J. J. Murphy. Their Name Liveth For Evermore.
The memorial is located between the railway line and the intersection of Yarra and Macpherson Streets. It was erected in front of the Carnamah railway station to record the names of men from Carnamah who died in the First World War, and later those form Carnamah and Coorow who perished during the Second World War.
Anzac Day March to the War Memorial in 1929
Anzac Day Service at the War Memorial in the 1930s
From The Irwin Index, Saturday 6 April 1929:
"Anzac Day at Carnamah – Anzac Day will be appropriately marked at Carnamah by the unveiling of the soldiers’ memorial, at which the Chief Secretary, Mr. J. M. Drew, M.L.C., has promised to officiate. As there still remains a portion of the required amount not subscribed, the committee would be glad if those who have not done so will send in subscriptions immediately, so that the memorial may be unveiled free of debt. The local sub-branch of the R.S.L. proposed holding a sports meeting, but in accordance with a wish expressed by headquarters, the sports will not be held on April 25. The date will be announced later."
The Carnamah War Memorial was erected in 1929 by the Carnamah Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League, who financed the memorial through public subscriptions.
In Honour of Those From This District Who Fell In The Great War 1914-1918: E. Kennedy, J. Keenan, W. Regan, A. MacLean, E. Statham, S. Brooks, A. Murray. 1939-1945: B. A. O'Hara, Albert F. R. Spencer, K. Lally, M. Plunkett, G. M. McGowan, W. J. Morcombe, F. K. Morcombe, W. E. Clark, I. Johnson, J. J. Murphy. Their Name Liveth For Evermore.
The memorial is located between the railway line and the intersection of Yarra and Macpherson Streets. It was erected in front of the Carnamah railway station to record the names of men from Carnamah who died in the First World War, and later those form Carnamah and Coorow who perished during the Second World War.
Anzac Day March to the War Memorial in 1929
Anzac Day Service at the War Memorial in the 1930s
"Anzac Day at Carnamah – Anzac Day will be appropriately marked at Carnamah by the unveiling of the soldiers’ memorial, at which the Chief Secretary, Mr. J. M. Drew, M.L.C., has promised to officiate. As there still remains a portion of the required amount not subscribed, the committee would be glad if those who have not done so will send in subscriptions immediately, so that the memorial may be unveiled free of debt. The local sub-branch of the R.S.L. proposed holding a sports meeting, but in accordance with a wish expressed by headquarters, the sports will not be held on April 25. The date will be announced later."
From The Listening Post,
Friday 28 June 1929:
"Carnamah was a very thinly populated and little known place when war was declared in 1914, but it sent 24 men to the war, seven of whom made the supreme sacrifice. Last Anzac Day a granite memorial to these heroes was unveiled by the Hon. J. M. Drew, M.L.C., who was assisted at the service by the local clergy, Mr Cliff Sadlier, V.C., and Major G. K. Ryder, the president of the Carnamah sub-branch. The memorial cost over £200, the amount being obtained by public subscription. It stands in the open space in front of the station, where suitable surroundings will shortly be created, and is so placed that no person entering Carnamah via the main road can fail to see it. It was the work of the R. S. Monumental Co. of Karrakatta."
See also the Carnamah Honour Roll