New Zealand War Memorials, Not in the Salient but many fell there!
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New Zealand War Memorials, Not in the Salient but many fell there!| jainvince |
Posted: October 24, 2009 09:40 am
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In the GWF I posted pictures of War memorials I came across in Australia. In view of the NZ memorials I have visited in The Salient, I thought it appropriate to post the NZ memorials here.
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| jainvince |
Posted: October 24, 2009 09:47 am
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Also in Christchurch NZ
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| jainvince |
Posted: October 25, 2009 10:24 am
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Across the more rural areas of NZ there are a variety of War Memorials. An archway next the roadway and this structure next to the road junction at Fairlie on the south Island.
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| jainvince |
Posted: October 25, 2009 10:27 am
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Some memorials appear in the midst of nowhere whereas others are in the relative township. I've noticed one or two in this style.
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| jainvince |
Posted: October 27, 2009 09:31 am
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At Dunedin towards the south of the South Island there is a large cenetaph but on a nearby hill is this soldier. I'm unsure about who it remembers but the enclosed picture provides a reasonable close up.
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| jainvince |
Posted: October 27, 2009 09:33 am
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And an example of one of the memorials 'out in the sticks'. this one was in the Catlins deep down in the south of South Island.
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| jainvince |
Posted: October 28, 2009 09:06 am
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Had a bit of spare time and searched the CWGC site for the five men listed on the previous war memorial. They fought and fell:
L/cpl James Wilson - believe 16.11.17 age 28 and remembered at Tyne Cot Pte Hay - 14.06.17 - Messines Ridge Memorial The other three fell in France: Pte Lindsay - 01.10.16 age 21 Warlencourt Brit Cem Pte Randall - 28.08.18 age 24 Achiet le Grand Cen Extn Pte Ward - 05.01.18 age 30 Cross Rds Cem Fontaine - au - Bois May they all rest in peace. Bernard |
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| jainvince |
Posted: October 28, 2009 09:11 am
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I mentioned the construction of Remembrance Arches, here is one in Queenstown, South Island, NZ. Notice also the small remembrance plaque for WW2.
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| jainvince |
Posted: November 02, 2009 06:31 am
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In an old gold mining town on the West Coast of the South Island, their small memorial is located besides the main road. The plinth also contained a separate memorial for the Boar War.
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Posted: November 02, 2009 07:02 am
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was not until today that i realised the importance of the Boar War to NZ so am not totally sure that this memorial in Nelson is WW1 or not.
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