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Awhitū First World War memorial.
On 15 November 1920 the Awhitu First World War memorial was unveiled in the Awhitū Domain, Awhitū Central. This was a granite obelisk inscribed with a roll of honour listing 41 men from the district who had served in the war, including the names of eight fallen. The memorial was later moved from the domain to a site near the local cemetery in order to make way for tennis courts.
Sources: ‘Awhitu Central: Unveiling Roll of Honour’, Waiuku News, 23/11/20, p. 2; Heads, Harbour & Hills: An Awhitu History, ed. Rachael Hawken and Lloyd Walker, Waiuku, 1999, p. 57.
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Images and information: Bruce Ringer, Manukau Libraries
Find out more about the people listed on this memorial from Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database