Hakataramea war memorial
What do you know?
Hello
My grandfather was working on Hakataramea Station when he signed up for WWI. i was wondering if there was anyone out there who could give me any further information on him. Thomas Lonergan Canterbury Infantry Batallion....
The memorial at Hakataramea reads on the East side:
Erected by the Hakataramea residents
In proud and loving memory of
Sergeant W. Kelk
Private D.Campbell
Private T.W.Haynes
Private D.R.McKenzie
Private R. Hannah
Private C. Ross
Private A.H. Walker
Trooper W.J.Clear
Great War 1914-1918
Greater love hath no man
Underneath this is a brass plaque that reads:
Korea 1950-53 Malaya 1948-60
Borneo 1964-66 Vietnam 1964-72
A tribute to those who served and paid the supreme sacrifice
Lest we forget
On the north side it reads
In Everlasting Memory of
Privat A. Burnett
Private J. Dungey
Killed in Action
2nd World War
1939-1945
For King and Country
Unfortunately, no. We would need someone to email us a detail photo showing the names.
We do have this information for many of the other memorials - eg Orari memorial
Jamie Mackay
www.nzhistory.net.nz
Do you know the names of the dead that are named on the memorial?
That could be of interest to people who are doing family tree research.
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