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Palmerston South African War memorial

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Memorial detial
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Memorial detial

Palmerston war memorial, 2010. See also this detail image of Zealandia by Bruce Comfort.

The sorrow and the pride (1990), by Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean, tells us the memorial was unveiled in June 1903. It features a sculpture of 'Zealandia' - the daughter of 'Britannia' - who became popular as a personification of nationhood at the end of the 19th century. She also appears on the Waimate memorial and the masons for both were the Dunedin partnership of Bergamini and Reid. In both cases she has an arm upraised, presumably pointing to heaven, but evoking a gesture of triumph. The other hand carries a wreath, perhaps a concession to the dead - or perhpas a salute to victors.

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Memorial detial

Palmerston war memorial, c.1987.

Credit

Top images: Francis Vallance, 2010

Bottom image: Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean, c.1987

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

How to cite this page

Palmerston South African War memorial, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/palmerston-south-african-war-memorial, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated