The Araluen monument is divided into three sections— a base of square dressed granite, with another smaller square of dressed granite on top, and surmounted by an obelisk 4ft. [1.2m] high of dressed and polished granite, on which the names are cut in gold letters.
The unveiling ceremony took place on 14 March 1931, of a monument in Araluen, to provide an everlasting tribute to the men who had fought and fell in the Great War. The following names are included on the monument: — J. Hush, W. H. May, D. Lynn, J. Marr, J. Stove, F. J. Stove, A. Axleby, C. Battye, W. Harman, V. H. Alley, P. Pickett, C H. Mundy, C. Dempsey, A. E. Collins, J. Gardiner, B. Blundell, C. Blundell, T. Shepherd.
Following those names is a list of the fallen soldiers:—
- P. Hush – Percy Alfred Hush (1893-June 1917)
- T. Hush – Thomas Hush (1888-November 1917)
- W. Moore – William Moore (1889-July 1916)
- C. Knight – Charles Oliver Knight (1885-March 1917)
- C. Byrne (MM.) – Cecil John Byrne (1894-March 1917)
- C. Gordon,
- F. B. Roberts – Frederick Bede Roberts (1891-March 1918)
- P. Whitelaw – Thomas Phillip Whitelaw (1897-December 1919)
The WWII Nominal Rolls note over one hundred soldiers who upon enlisting nominated Araluen as their Place of Birth, while twenty two (22) enlisted at Araluen.
On the monument are names listed in Memory of the Fallen – 1939-1945:
- Granger, N. – Noel Ross Granger (1921-April 1943)
- Harrison, C. G. – Charles Gordon Harrison (1914-August 1941)
- Mundy, A. J. – Alexandria (Alex) James Mundy (1922-December 1942)
- Masters, C. – Cecil Theo (Digger) Masters (1913-June 1944)
- Russell, T. – Thomas James Russell (1906-1943)
