Clarence Town War Memorial Middle Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background The memorial is a stone pillar, standing on a square, two-stepped base. A white marble statue of a soldier is positioned on top of the pillar. He has been sculpted at attention. The sides of the pillar are inscribed with an honor roll for the First and Second World Wars. A separate inscription on the base of the memorial is dedicated to Private Alexander William Eagleton, who served and died in the Boer War. He is also commemorated on the nearby Alexander Eagleton Memorial Gates. The unveiling ceremony took place on 24 September 1921, in front of the "largest gathering ever held in the district" (The Maitland Daily Mercury, 26 September 1921). Mr Robert Lyall, father to four enlistees, two who died in the war, performed the unveiling. The memorial is located in the north-east corner of Clarence Town Memorial Park. It faces diagonally across the intersection of Queen and Grey Streets, towards St John's Anglican Church. The park is Lot A in DP 372728 and is entry number 71191 from the Geographical Names Board of NSW. Inscription Front face For King and Country In memoriam [Great War names] The Great War 1914–1919 Unveiled by R Lyall Esq, September 1921 Rear face Honor Roll [Great War names] Right face Honor Roll [Great War names] [Second World War Names] 1939 — LEST WE FORGET — 1945 Left face Honor Roll [Great War names] Private ALEXANDER WILLIAM EAGLETON Killed in battle at Onverwacnt South Africa 4th Jan 1902 - Aged 22 years LEST WE FORGET Related memorials Alexander Eagleton Memorial Gates Related links Clarence Town's war memorial (26 Sep 1921) Veterans listed on this memorial Veterans listed on this memorial Sort by Family nameGiven nameWar Order AscDesc Items per page 1050100- All - Apply Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more A A Trappel World War 1 view E E Tyler World War 1 view J J Tyler World War 1 view Pvt F J Walsh World War 1 AIF Villiers view A Walters World War 1 view R C B Wardrop World War 1 view J C Wilkie World War 1 view Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address Clarence Town Memorial Park Cnr Queen and Grey Streets Clarence Town NSW 2321 Local Government Area Dungog Shire Setting Garden/park Memorial type Column/pillar Recorded by Robert McLardy. Cr. Glenn Wall. Christopher Wall. Year of construction 1921 Dedication date 24 September 1921 Conflict/s South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902 First World War, 1914–18 Second World War, 1939–45 Materials Marble Other stone