The first placed Memorial is the central grey marble block, with the white recumbent lion on top (December, 1918). The gilded inscription on the grey marble base of the block reads:
"Erected by
Residents of Karuah and their Friends
in Honour of the Brave Men who Answered
their Country's call and Fought in the
World's Great War. 1914 - 1918"
The front of the World's Great War Memorial at Karuah
Unveiled, and Dedicated: 21 December, 1918
On the right-hand side (southern face), below the lion's head, is the following gilded inscription:
This
Roll of Honour
was
unveiled by
Mrs W Longworth
on 21st Dec.1918
While on the reverse side is the 'non-alphabetical' Roll of Honour, with those who gave their lives, given an asterisk:
For God and the Empire
S. Lilley Knight C. Laverick * N. Keith
C. Peachy G. Blanch * R. Rooke
A. Johnson * P. Blanch * B. Marr
A. Linich A. Lilley Knight * T. Ibbotson
J. Barrett S. Davis F. Clarke
J. Milton F. Morris E. Blanch
C. Hyde L. Benson A. Farley
T. Walsh G. Witt * J. New
Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay
down his life for his friends.
On the right-hand side (highway side) is the World War Two, polished pink granite slab memorial, that has the following gilded inscription:
[Australian Imperial Forces crest]
IN MEMORY
OF
Those who served and paid the Supreme
Sacrifice during World War II
1939 - 1945
---------
Erected to commemorate the 50th Anniversary
of the end of WWII
15th August 1945
* On the front of the base is a small metal plaque for the placement of the WW2 Memorial. It reads:
"This plaque is in memory of all who served in World War II
---*---
Unveiled by Jan Horne, 15.8.1955"
On the left-hand side of the WW1 grey marble slab, is the pink granite, rectangular prism block, with a pyramid top, and an 'Australian Imperial Forces' crest on the top face - facing 'you'. Two of the vertical faces have the following inscriptions in relation to Conflicts:
In memory of those In memory of those
who served who served
and paid the and paid the
Supreme Sacrifice Supreme Sacrifice
during the during the
Malayan Campaign Vietnam War
1950-1960 1962-1973
The other two vertical faces have the following inscriptions:
In memory of those In memory of those
who served who served
and paid the and paid the
Supreme Sacrifice Supreme Sacrifice
during the during the
Indonesian Korean War
Confrontation 1950-1953
1963-1966
and other Conflicts
More photos, and some information can be found at the following websites:
Monument Australia: Karuah War Memorial
and, War Memorial Register: Karuah War Memorial
Visited: 0650, Friday, 11 November, 2016