The Craigieburn War Memorial and Remembrance Committee Incorporated in Craigieburn, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

The Craigieburn War Memorial and Remembrance Committee Incorporated

Locality: Craigieburn, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 400 511 188

Address: Post Office Box 72 3064 Craigieburn, VIC, Australia

Website: https://craigieburnwarmemorial.com

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23.01.2022 To our Peacekeepers

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23.01.2022 Thank you for watching our virtual Remembrance Day Service A special thank you to Alec Mead, Harminder & Sahez Singh for putting the Service together Sahez, a Year 8 Student at Aitken College, filmed and edited the Service - outstanding effort ... Lest We Forget Photographer - Harminder Singh Photographs shown with approval

18.01.2022 Some extremely good advice

18.01.2022 Remembering today those local residents who served in the 18th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps - they served protecting assets in Craigieburn and surrounding areas and several of their names appear on our Memorial Plaque for WWII Charles Dennett Joseph Excell David Ferrier Geoffrey Gooch Staley Handebo George Howat John Kernan Charles Parker William Patullo... Christopher Sharman William Vincent The VDC was made up of soldiers from protected occupations (farmers, railway workers etc) who served their country during the hours away from their vital work. If you have family who served in the VDC then send us a message - interested in posted photographs.

18.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all our members and friends who are Dads, have Dads and are setting the standard as Grand-Dads

14.01.2022 We will be saying farewell to one of our Member families as they head for new adventures in WA - I am certain the Salvo presence at our Remembrance Services will continue. Best wishes to Peter, Jo and family

12.01.2022 Our Memorial appears on the Register - Lest We Forget

10.01.2022 The CWMRC has received a Grant from The Federal Government and Volunteering Victoria for $3,667.00 to assist with our Remembrance Services and other Veterans Projects The Grant will buy a portable Sound System for Remembrance Services, other than ANZAC Day, and a Handy-Cam for both Services and our Veterans Living History DVD Vol 2 Another good day with Volunteers

10.01.2022 New Banner to the CWMRC Flag Locker - for use at indoor Services & Functions

10.01.2022 Today we remember those who served in the Australian Merchant Navy in WWI & WWII - Lest We Forget Please message if you have a photograph of a relative who served in the AMN and we will place a Remembrance Post on behalf of your family

08.01.2022 In Celebration and Remembrance of our Peacekeepers Local lad Jono Brosnan served as a Peacekeeper in the Solomon Islands in 2008 One of our younger Veterans who featured on our Veterans Living History DVD

08.01.2022 Our Major Sponsors Hume Council Victorian Government Stocklands

07.01.2022 Reading by CWMRC Secretary and Hume Council Library Employee Josie Mitzi - well done Josie

01.01.2022 Family of sailors lost on HMAS Sydney II on 19th November 1941, laid wreaths today at a private Service at the Craigieburn War Memorial - COVID restrictions meant that our annual Service was unable to be held, however those lost were remembered - the Ode was recited then Last Post played, a Minute Silence, then the Rouse followed by the National Anthem - Lest We Forget