Rotorua war memorial. The South African War memorial can be seen in the background.
| Site | Style | Ornamentation | Unveiling Date | No of Dead |
| Park/garden | Cenotaph | Wreath | 25-Apr-1924 | 79 |
Rotorua First World War memorial
What do you know?
Please can you tell me the exact addresses for the cenotaphs in Rotorua?
Thanks
Hi Diana - Margaret has asked me to let you know that she has been in touch with the sextant at
Sala Street cemetery.
According to their records there are two people of the surname WALLACE who are buried in the
Soldiers’ Section of that cemetery.
1. Robert Lindsay WALLACE, who died in 2000, aged 93.
2.James Ian Bruce WALLACE. Died Rotorua 21.4.1983, aged 63.
So neither of these sound like your grandfather.
The phone number for the Sala Street Cemetery office is (07) 349 1899 if you want to investigate
further.
All the best,
Jamie Mackay
HI MARGARET THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I REMEMBER ABOUT MY GRANDFATHER IS THAT HE DIED IN 1960,
AUGUST 3RD I BELIEVE. I KNOW HE IS BURIED ON THE OLDER SIDE OF THE CEMENTERY. AND MY GRANDMOTHER
IS ON THE NEWER SIDE NOT FAR FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE WAY, SHE PASSED AWAY IN 1974. ELSIE WALLACE
WAS HER NAME. THANK- YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME. DIANA
Dear Diana
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage looks after the graves of those who died during wartime, and
there is no-one of the surname "Wallace" who died during wartime and who is buried at Sala Street
cemetery. However, there may be Wallaces buried in the war veterans' section at Sala Street, and I
am making enquiries on your behalf. Hopefully I will be able to get back to you by the end of this
week about this. Regards,
Margaret Marks
i am looking for my grandfather who fought in the war. all i know about him is his last name is
wallace and is buried i believe in the sala street cementary. please help me.
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