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Bombay War Memorial Recreation Ground
Bombay War Memorial Recreation Ground.
On 22 November 1923 the Mayor of Auckland, Mr J.H. Gunson, opened the Bombay War Memorial Recreation Ground. The five-acre recreation ground included four tennis courts, a football field, and a sports pavilion, with space also set aside for a garden. A memorial stone arch and ornamental gates were set into a low stone wall along the frontage.
('War Memorial: Unveiling at Bombay', Franklin Times, 23/11/23, pp. 5, 8; A. Donovan, They Came by Ship: Centenary of Bombay, 1865-1965, Bombay, 1965, pp. 36-9).
Image: Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean c.1986
Information: Bruce Ringer, Manukau Libraries
| Site | Style | Ornamentation | Unveiling Date | No of Dead |
| sports ground | arch | lion | 22/11/23 |
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