This memorial stands for Sapper Horace Moore-Jones. Moore-Jones was a renowned artist who drew maps for military purposes and produced a large number of water colours depicting the Gallipoli landscape. After the war, he taught art at Hamilton High School. He died from burns sustained while saving others from a fire in 1922. The memorial was unveiled 27th March, 2015 for the centenary of the Gallipoli conflict.
RELATED TO SAPPER MOORE-JONES MEMORIAL, HAMILTON
Events
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21 August 1915
New Zealand mounteds attack Hill 60
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15 July 1915
Gallipoli wounded arrive home on the Willochra
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8 August 1915
Wellington Battalion captures Chunuk Bair
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25 July 1981
Anti-Springbok protesters prevent Hamilton match
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25 August 1948
Killer twister hits Frankton
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15 December 1915
The evacuation of Gallipoli begins
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25 April 1915
NZ troops land at Gallipoli
Biographies
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William Malone
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Alexander Godley
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Ormond Burton
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Andrew Hamilton Russell
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Len Lye
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Richard Gross
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William Trethewey
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Charles Begg
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Horace Moore-Jones
Articles
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The Ottoman Empire
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Anzac Day
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The Gallipoli campaign
Community contributions