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Ranfurly Veterans' Home

The Ranfurly Veterans' Home in Mount Roskill, Auckland was built in 1903 as a national war memorial for South African War veterans. 

See image of the memorial honour board inside the home.

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  • Albert Park South African War memorial
    South African War memorials

Keywords

south african war
auckland city
mount roskill
Credit

Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean, c1986

How to cite this page

'Ranfurly Veterans' Home', URL: /media/photo/ranfurly-veteran-home, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013

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