Darfield war memorial obelisk

Darfield war memorial.

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The Darfield War Memorial is located at the western end of Darfield Township on State Highway 73.
Map reference: L35 NZMS260 1:50,000 NZMG E2437864 N5746023 (NZGD49 E172o6.475’ S43o29.487’)
Contains 95 names, some of which also appear on the Sheffield war memorial.

Transcript

North side

IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
THE MEN FROM
MALVERN COUNTY
WHO FELL IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM IN THE
GREAT WARS-1918 AND 1939-1945
“AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE
MORNING, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.” 

CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION
BOER WAR 1899-1902
A TRIBUTE TO ALL WHO SERVED
AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO GAVE THIER LIVES

East side 1914-1918

• JEWEL, W.J.
• JOHNSTON, A.J.M.
• KAVANNAGH, J.J.
• KELLAND, C.
• KENNEDY, A.F
• KESTEVAN, D.L
• LEEMING, G.
• LOCKER, R.J.
• MEE, A
• MORGAN, R.H.
• MULHOLLAND, A.H
• MULHOLLAND, R.F.
• McCAHON,T.
• McCAUSLAND,A. RUDD, F.W.
• McDONALD, J.
• McMILLAN,L.A
• NICOL, A.
• PINER, E
• POLSON, C.
• REARDON, J.
• REYNOLDS, S.O
• RICHARDS, F.L
• RIORDAN, J.
• ROBERTSON, D.
• ROPER, L.B.
• SLEEMAN, E.
• SMITH, P.H.
• SMITH, R.
• SUMMERVILLE, H.
• SUTHERLAND, R.
• WATSON, W.J.
• WEASTELL, S.D.
• WILLIS, F.
• YOUNGMAN, R.
• DAVIS, R.H.

 West side 1914-1918

• AFFLECK, H.D.
• ANSTISS, W.T.
• ARCHIBALD, J.
• BATSTONE, B.
• BERG, F.L.
• BISPHAN, W.C.
• BOLAND, E.
• BOULNOIS, E.
• BOYCE, A.
• BROWN, F.
• BROWN, T.
• BULL, C.F.
• CLINTON, T.J.
• COMPTON, A.G.
• CULE, J.
• DEANS, A.
• DUNCAN , A.
• FINDLAY, J.
• FLEMING, W.
• FOLEY, D.J.
• GIBBS, J.E.
• GILLANDERS, W.S.
• GOODRICH, F.
• GOWER, A.
• GREEN,H.C.
• GUNN, A.E.
• GUY, T.
• HARRISON, T.A.
• HENDERSON, C.W.
• HEWITT, J.
• HINCHLIFFE, W.
• HOWELLS, I.J.
• HUBBARD, C.C.
• JARMAN, F.E.
• JARMAN, H,N.
• JOHNSON, W.

South side 1939-1945

• ANSON, N.
• ANSTISS, J.
• DEANS, J.M.
• DELANY, W.J.
• DERRETT, L.A.
• FINDLAYSON, D.S.
• GUNN, G.A.
• HARCOURT, R.B.
• KELLY, K.
• LILLEY, R.C.
• McKERCHER, R.
• MATHIAS, V.M.
• MURDOCK, R.A
• OLDRIDGE, B.S.
• PAINTER, R.J.
• PAYNE, R.C.C.
• REED, D.H.
• SEARLE, A.C.
• SEARLE, M.J.
• SIMM, D.E.
• THOMPSON, R.S.
• YATES, R.
• FINDLAY, A.

WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO SERVED IN
KOREA 1950 - 1954
MALAYA 1948 - 1960
VIETNAM 1962 – 1972
AND SUBSEQUENT PEACE KEEPING FORCES