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Cranbourne War Memorial

Location

High Street,CRANBOURNE, Casey City

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The Cranbourne War Memorial, originally constructed c.1919, then relocated by 1952 to adjacent to the Cranbourne Shire Offices, and to the present site in c.1990, at High Street, Cranbourne.


How is it significant?

The Cranbourne War Memorial is of local historic and social significance to the City of Casey.


Why is it significant?

Historically and socially, the Cranbourne War Memorial is significant for its associations with the local community as one of two memorials erected in the town to honour the memory of those who served and died in the two World Wars. (AHC criteria A4 and G1)

Group

Monuments and Memorials

Category

War Memorial