Topic: Ngutuwera, Waipapa Marae, WW II
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Concrete Gateway Arch to Marae
Waipapa Marae, Ngutuwera
Concrete Gateway Arch to Marae
After this Ngutuwera Road site was badly flooded in July 2006, several buildings from the marae, including the wharepuni, Nga Paiaka, were re-located to high ground on nearby Block 9 Road in 2008. (TDN 8 July 06 & Whanganui Chronicle 13 Nov 2008))
The memorial to Karena Tawhitopou (shown in the background) was also moved to the new site about 2012-13.
Inset marble plaque at front apex of arch
Memorial
Dedicated to the memory
Of Willie Karipa
Killed in action
Alamein Sept 4 1942
Inset marble plaque at rear apex of arch
He whaka mahara kia
Wiri Karipa
Hinga a he pakanga
Alamein Sept 4 1942
Inset marble plaque on left lower rear of arch
In memory of
Cpl G W Pokai killed
in action Italy 1-6-44
W Werata “ “
“ “ Alamein 26-10-44 [sic]
Hinga matou mote iwi
hei konei
[See Documents below for articles on Wereta]
Inset marble plaque on right rear of arch
Lest we Forget
2nd Lt John Sullivan
Tieketahi
2nd Maori Battalion
2nd NZEF
Who also served in
Great War 1914-1918
Kaore he Aroha i rite ki tenei
i tuku i tona tinana ki te Mate
[Note: CWGC Site: Cpl George Wiremu Pokau, 35542, 1-6-44, Cassino Cemetery: William Wereta, 65390, 26-10-1942, El Alamein Cemetery: Wiri Karipa, 62549, 4-9-42, El Alamein Cemetery]
