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Maheno South African War memorial

Detail of memorial

Memorial to South African War trooper Louis Hewson Marcks in the Maheno cemetery.

Note that on his service record his first name is spelt 'Lewis'.

The memorial was unveiled on 4 January 1903 (PapersPast).

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Keywords

south african war
maheno
Credit

Bruce Comfort, 2013.

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'Maheno South African War memorial', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/maheno-south-african-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 24-Dec-2015

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