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Taranaki South African War memorial

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The Taranaki South African War troopers' memorial at the Cathedral Church of St Mary, New Plymouth.

The memorial is in the form of a Celtic Cross and was designed by Archdeacn Walsh of Waimate North. See an article about the unveiling of the memorial from Taranaki Herald 27 August 1903 (PapersPast)

Credit

Jamie Mackay, 2010

Find out more about the men listed on this memorial from the South African War embarkation database.

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