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Lion Rock, Piha war memorial
An Anzac Day procession makes its way to Lion Rock, Piha's war memorial in 1985 or 1986. The service each year is held at low tide.
The memorial includes 2 memorial plaques – one records the men mainly from the Piha sawmill who fought in the First World War. The other records the men associated with Piha who fought in the Second World War.
Main image: Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean, 1985 or 1986,
Plaque images: Vanessa Tanner, 2008.
Additional information, Auckland Regional Council
Find out more about the people listed on this memorial from Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database
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