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Akaroa war memorial

Akaroa war memorial

Akaora memorial, c1986.

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The memorial comprises a reserve and seating surrounding an elaborate free-standing cupola with a granite spire and fly buttresses, right in the centre of town.

The interior of the cupola and the exposed arches are from Oamaru limestone and the main structure is constructed from what appears to be Halswell Basalt. The names of the remembered service persons are engraved on granite tablets.

The is a seat at the edge of the reserve erected in 1995 and a bronze tablet recording the name of the local police officer who was apparently so instrumental in getting the reserve set aside for the memorial.

In 2010 the Akaroa war memorial was badly damaged in the Darfield earthquake. Read more about this here (NZHerald).

Top image: Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean, 1986

Other images and information: Bruce Comfort, 2010

Find out more about the people listed on this memorial from Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database

Site Style Ornamentation Unveiling Date No of Dead
Park/gardens Cupola Cross 1923   
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How to cite this page: 'Akaroa war memorial ', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/akaroa-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 9-Nov-2010

Community contributions

Jim Coubrough
05 May 2011
A very usefull history booklet has just been published on the history of this Memorial. It is "The Glorious Dead" by Paul O'Connor. The ISBN No is 978-0-473-18344-8. Copies are available at $20 plus postage from Pot Pourri 03 304 7052 potpourri@enet.co.nz

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