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Riverton South African War memorial

Riverton South African War memorial

Detail from Riverton memorial

Detail from Riverton memorial
Detail from Riverton memorial

Riverton South African (Boer) War memorial. The memorial was designed and erected by the Italian stonemason Carlo Bergamini who was also responsible for South African War memorials at Palmerston, Waimate, Oamaru and Dunedin.

Jock Phillips, May 2008

Find out more about the soldiers listed on this memorial.

How to cite this page: 'Riverton South African War memorial', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/riverton-south-african-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 17-Jun-2008

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