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Opotiki war memorial
Opotiki war memorial, c1986.
Opotiki war memorial with details of First World War and Second World War panels, 2009.
Top image: Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean
Other images: Joseph Gillard, 2009
Find out more about the people listed on this memorial from Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database
| Site | Style | Ornamentation | Unveiling Date | No of Dead |
| Square obelisk | Cross |
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Charles Roy Bridger worked at the Bridger's Department store ( now Hickey's Sport Store ) with Percy Bridger. Thomas Bridger who was Sarah Bridger nee Bell son started the firm. The Head Office was this store in Opotike but there was another branch at Whakatane, in a building named Bridger's Building. This building is still there and still bears the family's name. At present it is painted blue and the Prideaux Law firm is one of the offices occupying it. We would like to thank the lovely people we met at Opotike and Whakatane, including the lovely folk Dee and Mike from the Opotike Museum for their immense help and welcome when Steve my husband and Anita my sister and I went in search of our Opotike and Whakatane Bridgers. May God Bless the Bridgers and all these kind people.
Kia Ora,
Cynthia Thomas and Anita Strickland
Cynthi
Charles Roy Bridger was from the family of Thomas Bridger. Thomas Bridger was Samuel Bridger and Sarah Bridger's nee Bell son. Samuel was from Hampshire England and his brother was William Bridger born in Liss Hampshire in 1813. William is my great, great Grandfather.
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