Topic: Opunake War Memorial
Topic type:
Bowen Crescent, Opunake
Opunake War Memorial
[Foundation stone laid by Governor-General Viscount Jellicoe on 27 October 1921 - see Hawera Star 28 Oct 1921 below in Documents] The Governor-General also unveiled the Patea District High School memorial steps, the Manaia and Auroa memorials the same day. On 30th October he unveiled the Bell Block Memorial.]
From top down at front:
Eight Shields on the upper 2/3rds of the obelisk. From top down:
N / Fernleaf / Z
. Belgium and olive branch
Egypt "
Samoa "
France "
Salonika "
Gallipoli "
Palestine "
Panel of Crossed Swords, Fernleaf , Oak Leaves and Flaming Grenade
To the Memory
of
Our Boys
Who Fell in the
Great War
1914-1918
Black granite plaque:
In Memory
Of Those Who Fell in the
1939-1945 War
Morris W M Alvis W
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
White marble plaque in top concrete step:
This stone was laid by
His Excellency Lord Jellicoe
Governor General of New Zealand
27th October 1921
Grey marble panel in fourth concrete step:
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Right Side Black Marble Panel:
Affleck D Cameron T
Aitken A J Campbell W J
Allan A Connell S
Baker H Connell W
Barlow H Cooper W G
Beech J T Coupe J
Bewley J Crofskey J
Billing F R Corkery T F
Billing A E MM Duckworth R F
Birkett H R Ewan G T
Bowman H F Fennell J J
Breed H A Fitzsimmons E J P
Burrows J H Farah J F
Buchler F J L Gibson W
Buchler J W Gilbert S
Callaghan C H I Graham A
Rear Black Marble Panel:
Graham Jarrett W
Guild W A Julian M D
Harrop G A Julian E O
Hall E Kappely H
Hall R Kappely W
Hannam F Keasberry J C
Hawton L V Kelly R S
Hill R S Lampard J
Hodgson A F Laurenson G S
Hodgson H F Lawn W [M]
Hodgson R Looney W C
Holmes W J Lothian S D
Hurst C J Mawhinney R
James S G Morgan T
Jackson H McGarvie R
Jarrett W A Owen G
Left Side Black Marble Panel:
Paterson D Stephenson J H
Peters W Stevenson W
Pierson C Stitt A M
Pierson F Tindle J C
Phillips J H Travers J
Quickendon T Trotter C A
Rae R E Twomey H M
Raynor W Vincent M
Rowland E D N Warner A R H
Sharrock H Wells H
Shefford J Wells D K
Simmonds H Wheatey M
Simpson A
Smith H
Smith D
Smith W
Lower Black Marble Panel:
2 NZEF (Japan) Korea
1946 - 1948 1950 - 1954
Malaya Malaysia Vietnam
Borneo 1964-1972
1955-1966
STDC Opunake Heritage Inventory Item Bo1
Constructed 1921. Original metal gates were made by a Mr Trotter, a local blacksmith. They have been removed
Note: 'Quickendon' above should read 'Quickenden'.
