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Waimumu Memorial Church

View of the entrance of the church. On the wall are two black plaques below an inscription in red letters that reads: 'Waimumu Memorial Church
Detail of black memorial plaques listing the names of First World War and Second World War soldiers from the Waimumu area.
Detail of black foundation plaque with the inscription: 'To the glory of God | This church was opened | by | Rev G. A. Mclean | 8th March 1953.'

Waimumu Memorial Church (a Presbyterian church) was opened on 8 March 1953. The Reverend G.A. McLean opened the church on the day and the Minister of Defence, T.L. McDonald, unveiled two granite memorial tablets set into its exterior wall. The First World War tablet listed six names (James W. Milne, Alexander Milne, Thomas Reid, William Smith, William Barber and David Telfer); the Second World War tablet listed four names (James Copland, John M. Nicholl, Leslie O'Neill and Peter F. Wyndham).

Both the Waimumu District roll of honour and the Waimumu School roll of honour are displayed in the nearby Waimumu public hall (the school closed in 1996). Photographs can be found on the Southland War Memorials Database.

Credit

Images: Bruce Cavanagh, 2008; Bruce Ringer, 2017
Text: Bruce Ringer, 2021

Find out more about the people listed on this memorial from Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database

How to cite this page

Waimumu Memorial Church, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/waimumu-memorial-church, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated

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