Community Recognition of Military Service
Cranbourne Patriotic Association
The Cranbourne Red Cross formed at the beginning of the war, reorganised itself in September 1917 into the Cranbourne Patriotic Association to specifically raise funds for soldiers' support. Colaborating with the Cranbourne Shire they financed the production and presentation of the Illuminated Certificates and Gold Medals for military personnel.
Gold Medals were awarded at a special function on Friday October 10, 1919 and Certificates were presented to military personnel in November 1918. The Spanish Influenza pandemic prevented them from awarding these gifts in the same year.
Gold Medal.
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Gold Medals were awarded to returned service personnel who had been injured in combat or had brought healing and comfort to our wounded soldiers.
Photo courtesy of Pitcher Family researchers. |
Illuminated Certificate
| Awarded to all those who enlisted from the Cranbourne Parish/Ward of the Cranbourne Shire. The following Clyde ( and some Cardinia) WW1 volunteers received certificates in November 1918. |
 Photo courtesy of Claude Pitcher Family researcher |
Clyde men with social links to Cardinia community
Clyde Men who died as a result of combat.
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Cardinia Avenue of Honor
The Cardinia community planted trees and shrubs in honor of the following soldiers:
| William. Stanley Allars | S. G. Allars | C. Andrews | |
| Thomas Stanley Bell | A. C. Duff | W. V. H. Duff | |
| R. Duggan | H.R. Hardy | A. Henry | |
| D. Hill | Guy. Hobart | J.A. Lecky | |
| M. Lecky | William Lee | A. Moxon | |
| E..C. Osborne | Alexander Twigg Patterson | Albert . Reeves | |
| George Raymond Sharp | Bruce. Smith | Hugh . Smith | |
| A. Wall | P. Wenn | W. Woods | |
South Bourke and Mornington Journal , Thursday 19 July 1917, |
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| There was an overlap of local communities at the time. Residents of Clyde who lived nearer to the Cardinia Hall, Church or School joined those groups. Some Cardinia people involved themselves with Clyde sporting activities. Other 'Cardinia' people brought their milk daily to the Clyde station and gave their postal address as being the Clyde Post Office. Others were pupils at different times at both the Clyde North School and the Cardinia School. |
Cranbourne Memorial Oak Trees / South Gippsland Highway
| Sister Kirkpatrick (representing Clyde) is remembered in this avenue of oak trees. Research indicates that a Miss M T Kirkpatrick, known as Birdie, lived in Hampton Park after returning from a time of overseas service. No other Nurse Kirkpatrick matches the circumstances of being a Cranbourne Shire person as she does. This beautiful avenue of oak trees (Quercus Robur) was planted in 1919 in honour of those Cranbourne and district sons and daughters who served in World War One, 1914-1918. Since that time, many more trees have been planted in the avenue to acknowledge those who served in subsequent conflicts. A plaque was placed beside each tree of the original planting and an official event, organised by the Cranbourne Patriotic Association, was held on 9 August 1919 / to commemorate the planting. This original part of today’s Avenue consisted of 59 trees representing the men and two nursing sisters who came from the Cranbourne district. This stone memorial and shelter continues this most worthy remembrance for those Cranbourne and district men and women who served their country with honour. Source: Monument Australia |
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Cranbourne Presbyterian Church Fisherman's Cottage Museum Tooradin Blog: Casey Cardinia Commemorates: Our War Years |
Berwick and Cranbourne Shires, |
Cardinia Primary School Cardinia WW1 Roll of Honor Ballarto Road, Cardinia Vic 3978 |
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. The Cranbourne Anglican Church, St Johns, |
Sources
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The AIF Project | Basic summary of each soldier's WW 1 military record |
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Military Record Search | Individual military records |
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Army - World War 1: 1914-18 | Army personnel military records |
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Virtual War Memorial Australia | Basic individual military history with details added in by volunteers |
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Monuments and Memorials | Plaques, memorials to individual military personnel in Australia |
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Victorian War Heritage Inventory | Find a name on a Roll of Honor |
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TROVE digitised newspaper accounts | Newspaper accounts of events, news items, adverisements, family news |
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Victorian. Registry Office, Family History | Family history search |
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Ryerson Index of Newspaper Death notices | Death notices in Australian newspapers |
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Public Records Office, Victoria | Family history section: Wills, Travel- interstate and international |
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Casey Cardinia Commemoriates Our War Year | Local historian, Heather Arnold, explores military history & stories |
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Ancestry.com (subscription account) | Electoral Rolls, Military History, Births Death Marriages, Travel & Immigration |
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Cranbourne RSL Archives | |
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Cranbourne Shire Rate Books 1863-1947 | |
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Schools' Register of Clyde children 1910-1980 | |
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Cemetery Records - Deceased Search online | |
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Relevant Historical Societies | |
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Family History Researchers | Pitcher: Photos of gold medal and certificate. |
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Editors' personal knowledge | Photos of Honor Boards Clyde and Cardinia |