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Pokeno First World War memorial

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Pokeno First World War memorial.

The Pokeno First World War memorial was unveiled on 25 April 1921. The commemorative obelisk was mounted on a concrete base into which stones reputedly gathered by soldiers during the Waikato war were incorporated.

The memorial was updated after the Second World War. A Pokeno Second World War roll of honour tablet was also placed in the Pokeno school. In recent years, the tablet has been transferred to the Tūākau War Memorial Hall.

('Pokeno Memorial: Unveiling Ceremony', NZ Herald, 26/4/21, p. 6; 'Pokeno's War Memorial: Unveiling Ceremony', Franklin Times, 29/4/21, p. 5.)

See more detailed images of this memorial on Flickr

Site Style Ornamentation Unveiling Date No of Dead
Intersection Square obelisk   25-Apr-1921 51

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Credit

Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean (top image, c1986) and Pam Gore, 2010

Information: Bruce Ringer, Manukau Libraries

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

How to cite this page

'Pokeno First World War memorial', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/pokeno-first-world-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 17-Jun-2014

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Jan Barnes

Posted: 21 May 2008

Hi I am trying to get a listing of the names that is on this memorial, I am sure one of my relatives names is here - Kew. Are you able to point me in the right direction