Memorial obelisk to men of the 1st Training Battalion (Australian Imperial Forces), Durrington

The 1st Training Battalion memorial stands in the southern part of Durrington Cemetery. The approximately 4.5m-high red Scottish granite memorial comprises an obelisk, square on plan, set on a large rectangular base. The north side of the obelisk bears a shield. The blocks are rough-hewn.

Rectangular polished granite panels are inset into each face of the base. Each panel has an inscription in gilded incised lettering. The principal dedicatory inscription on the north-facing panel reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THE/ FIRST TRAINING BATT./ AUSTRALIAN/ IMPERIAL FORCES/ WHO DIED/ ON ACTIVE SERVICE/ AT LARK HILL.

The south-facing panel reads GREATER LOVE/ HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN/ HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS whilst the west-facing panel gives the names of the men who died, including their service numbers, rank, battalion and date of death. The inscription on the east-facing panel, inscribed under a Latin cross, reads ERECTED BY THEIR/ COMRADES/ 1917.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 27 February 2018.