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Sheffield war memorial
Aaron Clark, 2005
Sheffield war memorial showing names.
| Site | Style | Ornamentation | Unveiling Date | No of Dead |
| Park/gardens | Square obelisk | 25* |
* Some of the names also appear on the Darfield war memorial
Location: Sheffield Township on State Highway 73.
Map reference L35 NZMS260 1:50,000
NZMG E2430475 N5757334 (NZGD49 E172o1.093’ S43o23.334’)
Images: Aaron Clark, 2005. Additional information: Ian Dampier
Find out more about those listed on this memorial from Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database
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GoogleHow to cite this page: 'Sheffield war memorial ', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/sheffield-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 23-Nov-2010
For the record the "E. PINER" inscribed on the Cenotaph is - Ernest PINER, my uncle.
His brothers, Richard PINER, and Edward PINER, the latter my father, also served in The Great War 1914-1918.
The "M. J. SEARLE" inscribed in relation to World War II 1939-1945, is Mervyn John SEARLE, my cousin.
---Ian PINER
(16/10/2010)
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