This is a moderately tall, four-sided, polished grey granite obelisk with inscriptions on three of the sides. It is almost immediately beside Grants Gully Road - the main road through Clarendon since the ~1870's. The lower faces honour the Fallen, and the Returned soldiers of Clarendon, who went to 'the Great War'. The lowest inscribed, southern face has the following inscription:
In Honor Of
Our Clarendon Boys
Who took Part in the Great World War
1914-1919
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Above that is the list of the local Fallen soldiers:
Fallen
P. Merritt,
S.L. Merritt,
O.R. Tester,
G.R. Tester,
T. Chapman,
L.L. Spencer.
The following names are for the Returned Soldiers, Servicemen and Women who went to World War One, with the first set from the lower side of the western face, and the second set, from the eastern face of the monument. They are:
Returned
R.R. Morphett E.E. Mitchell
T. Johnson J.W.H. May
W.H. Wait S.E. Parsons
M.H. Paddick F.W. Mundy
C.F. March S.L. Piggott
C.G. Paddick R.L. Chapman
G.J. Richards J.C. Trewren
W.G. Potter S.N. Nicolle
F.J. Tester G. Mundy
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Returned
Sister L. Smart
Sister T.B. Morphett
M.B. Pelling F.L. White
A. Jones P.E. Duff
B.O.B. Smart N. English
R.A. Nicolle J. Dunnett
T.W. Easton G.W.M. Reece
R. Morphett
While, the upper three inscribed faces list the local soldiers of World War Two:
FALLEN
Carr, L.
Formby, S.H.
Loud, M.S.
Giles, R.L.
Piggott, P.M.
Powell, M.A.
Smart, C.
1939-1945
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RETURNED
Dodson, F.C.
Easton, R.V.
Frisby, M.E.
Frisby, J.M.
Giles, G.H.
Golder, C.H.
Lawrence, R.C.
Mitchell, M.C.
Mitchell, L.E.
Mitchell, D.P.
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RETURNED
Powell, D.N.
Richards, D.L.
Robertson, G.W.
Smart, Cl.
Spencer, K.W.
Windebank, C.
Wilton, G.C.
Woolford, T.
Wragg, L.S.
Wright, A.D.
On the 'northern' face of the obelisk is an engraved laurel wreath, below which are crossed 'Enfield' rifles. No other inscriptions here
From the (Adelaide) Chronicle, of 24 July, 1920, is the following excerpt, for the unveiling of this monument:
"Despite the inclement weather conditions on Saturday, a large crowd assembled at Clarendon to witness the unveiling of the magnificent memorial stone erected by the residents as a tribute to the gallantry of the men who enlisted for service in the war. The front of the granite obelisk bears a tablet containing the names of six fallen soldiers, and on the sides are the names of two nurses and 31 men who returned. Councillor Potter introduced Mrs. Merritt and Mrs. G. Lester (each of whom lost two sons), and Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. G. Spencer' (each of whom lost one son). The two former ladies unveiled the monument, and thanked the people for the honour done them."
[ex, Monuments Australia: Clarendon War Memorial]
There is also a metal/aluminium flagpole in the corner of the Cenotaph, placed at the Centenary - 2015.
Address: Grants Gully Road, Clarendon, SA, 5157, Australia
Visited: 1008-1010, Sunday, 27 May, 2018
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