Motueka trooper memorial

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The Trooper Tarrant memorial on the Motueka Quay. The memorial was unveiled on 8 July 1903.

Motueka’s South African War memorial is one of the nine nationwide which also celebrates the coronation of King Edward VII. At its base there is a marble tablet dedicated to Trooper Leonard M. Tarrant of the 1st New Zealand Contingent, who died of enteric fever on 15 April 1900 at Pretoria. Trooper Tarrant is also honoured on the Nelson memorial.

Image and information: Karen Astwood, NZHPT, 2009

How to cite this page: 'Motueka trooper memorial', URL: /media/photo/motueka-trooper-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012

Community contributions


Gwyn Rees
15 Jan 2013

Hi,I have recently moved to Motueka Quay and I am trying to collect information on the memorial and ascertain the authority responsible for the maintenance/ownership of the memorial. The reason for this is that I would like to manage a project to restore this run-down memorial (including relocating the original tablet) to a condition that is appropriate for such a significant historic place.

I would be grateful for any information you may have to assist or provide information that could help me in scoping this exercise.

admin
27 Sep 2011
Phil - this doesn't seem to be mentioned on the NZHPT page for the memorial, though some of the sources they reference might have more information.
Phil Beattie
27 Sep 2011
What happened to the original memorial tablet for Trooper Tarrant? The one in this photo appears to be a modern facsimile, and quite a poor one at that. It has been re-worded and obviously has some issues with capitalisation (N.z.?). This plaque certainly wasn't unveiled in 1903 - more like 2009! The original one should be reinstated in my view.

What do you know?