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Lions often stalked around the base of South African War memorials. Here is an example from Westport.
Simon Nathan, 2008
Find out more about the people listed on this memorial on the South African War embarkation database and Auckland Museum's Cenotaph website
'Westport South African War memorial', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/south-african-war-westport-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013
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NZ troops fire first shots during South African War
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