Cranbourne War Memorial

Cranbourne War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. It is situated within the churchyard to the north-east of the Grade II-listed Church of St Peter and stands on a circular area of paving with paths leading up to it.

The memorial features a gabled lantern cross, with pilasters at each corner and a cross finial on top. The lantern has arched openings on all four sides, adorned with cusped tracery, and is supported by corbels at each corner. This structure rests on a tapering, octagonal shaft that has inverse chamfer stops at its base. The shaft rises from a square plinth, which also has pilasters at each corner, and the entire monument is set on a three-stepped base.

The plinth carries an inscription and the names of the fallen in leaded lettering. The dedication on the south-west face reads: "1914 – 1918/ REMEMBER WITH THANKSGIVING/ THE MEN OF THIS PLACE/ WHO IN THESE YEARS OF WAR/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THE WELFARE/ OF THE WHOLE WORLD/ 1939 – 1945/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE." The names of the deceased, along with their respective regiments, are listed on the other sides of the plinth under the year they were killed.