Springston war memorial
Springston memorial showing names. The memorial is located at the intersection of Leeston and Ellesmere Junction Roads. In 2010 the memorial was damaged in the Darfield earthquake - see this image on TV3 website
Memorial images: Margaret Marks, 2008
Find out more about the people listed on this memorial from Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database
| Site | Style | Ornamentation | Unveiling Date | No of Dead |
| Intersection | Square obelisk | 30-Jul-1922 | 29 |
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TwitterHow to cite this page: 'Springston war memorial', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/springston-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012
This memorial was broken in the 22nd Feb quake.
I have sent a pic to the webmaster.
I was told many years ago that the Springston War memorial is on a slight mound as the farmers of the district each brought soil from their own properties to make the memorial be part of the whole district.
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