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Picton war memorial

The dawn service at the Picton War Memorial, Anzac Day, 1985

Picton war memorial at night Detail of soldier Picton war memorial Names on memorial Names on memorial

The memorial in 2010.

SiteStyleOrnamentationUnveiling Date No of Dead
Park/gardensArchSoldier,
nzef insignia		3-Jun-192531

This image Appears In 1 Article:

  • <em>The homecoming from Gallipoli</em>, by Walter Bowring
    Anzac Day

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war memorials
Credit

Top image: Chris Maclean and Jock Phillips, 1985
Other images: Francis Vallance, 2010

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

How to cite this page

'Picton war memorial', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/dawn-parade-picton, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 4-Sep-2014

RELATED TO PICTON WAR MEMORIAL

Events

  • 25 April 1916

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  • 24 April 1922

    New Zealand's first poppy day

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  • William Trethewey

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  • Anzac Day social studies activities
  • Anzac Day
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  • Memorials register

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Peter Leslie

Posted: 29 Jul 2014

I was one of the soldiers on cenotaph guard in the photo. We had intensive drill practice with the late SSgt John Bull (ex Malaya vet) ensuring we got it right. He repeatedly told us that as this was for the 'boys', "near enough is not bloody good enough", something I remember every ANZAC day since...

Carolyn Hemi-M...

Posted: 26 Nov 2009

Hello my name is carolyn Hemi-Macdonald my fathers name was Jack Henry Hemi serial no 39001 28th Maori Battalion He came from waikawa bay .My grandad was Edwin Hemi of waikawa road Picton. I am looking for any photos or information that any one can pass on to my or know's of some one that could help me find out about my dad's war records or just about storires about him in the battalion??If you can help me my email address is [email protected]