

Awhitu First World War memorial
On 15 November 1920 the Awhitu First World War memorial was unveiled in the Awhitu Domain, Awhitu Central. This was a granite obelisk inscribed with a roll of honour listing 41 men from the district who had served in the war, including the names of eight fallen.
(‘Awhitu Central: Unveiling Roll of Honour’, Waiuku News, 23/11/20, p. 2; Heads, Harbour & Hills: An Awhitu History, ed. Rachael Hawken and Lloyd Walker, Waiuku, 1999, p. 57).
Images and information: Bruce Ringer, Manukau Libraries
Find out more about the people listed on this memorial from Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database
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How to cite this page: 'Awhitu First World War memorial', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/awhitu-first-world-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 22-Nov-2010
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