Springston war memorial

Springston memorial showing names. The memorial is located at the intersection of Leeston and Ellesmere Junction Roads. In 2010 the memorial was damaged in the Darfield earthquake - see this image on TV3 website

Site	Style	Ornamentation	Unveiling Date	No of Dead
Intersection	Square obelisk		30-Jul-1922	29

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Memorial images: Margaret Marks, 2008

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

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Springston war memorial, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/springston-war-memorial, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 29-May-2024

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md Posted: 27 Feb 2011

I was told many years ago that the Springston War memorial is on a slight mound as the farmers of the district each brought soil from their own properties to make the memorial be part of the whole district.

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Bruce Comfort Posted: 28 Feb 2011

This memorial was broken in the 22nd Feb quake.

I have sent a pic to the webmaster.

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