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Mercer First World War memorial

Mercer First World War memorial

Mercer memorial (detail)

Mercer memorial (detail)

Pioneer gun turret and war memorial, corner Roose Road and Riverbank Road, Mercer.

Situated on the banks of the Waikato River, the memorial consists of the statue of a soldier in marching kit mounted on a turret taken from the former Waikato War gunboat Pioneer.

Site Style Ornamentation Unveiling Date No of Dead
Roadside Soldier at
attention 		   28-Apr-1922 20

Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean

Find out more about this memorial on the NZ Historic Places Trust website.

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How to cite this page: 'Mercer First World War memorial ', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/mercer-first-world-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 26-Mar-2008

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