Wellington provincial war memorial

The Wellington provincial war memorial in Karori Cemetery. The memorial lists both First and Second World War names of men from the district who have no known grave.

Shortly after the First World War the government decided to build four provincial memorials for those 'denied a known and honoured grave'. The Wellington memorial was built in 1930 or 1931, though the Depression and Second World War meant that work on the Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin memorials was delayed until the 1960s. Most of the men listed on the memorial died at sea, including many who died of influenza during the 1918 pandemic.

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On these panels are recorded
the names of those members of
the New Zealand Expeditionary
Force who enlisted in the
Wellington Disctirct and who
died and were buried at sea
between New Zealand and the
overseas bases

The Great War
1914-1919

50974   PTE.        Anderson H.
75757   PTE.        Anderson N.
72443   Gnr.        Andrew K.J.
53471   RFM.       Barker R.
73887   PTE         Burns C.A.
11/774 A  Tpr.    Bayne K.A.
71177   PTE.       Bulliman W.
69830   PTE.       Burke E.P.
3/3136  PTE.      Butler  W.H.
36684    SPR.      Campbell M.D.
26035    PTE.      Cargill R.
76732    PTE.      Carnes J.F.
3/2544  PTE.      Cobb G.L.
41501   PTE.       Crowe A.P.
41429   2nd Lieut   Curry G.
10/3233 PTE.     Cutten G.
65366   GNR.     Doney H.C.
73169   PTE.      Dooley R.G.
48327   CPL.      Ellson J.D.
79320   PTE.      Ferguson J.
2/1482  GNR.    Fitzroy C.S.
72480    GNR.    Gibbons H.P.

79138              PTE.     GOLDER L.B.
20711              PTE.     GRAHAM G.
79450              PTE.     HANSEN W.J.
76745              PTE.     HARDY H.McL.
73406              PTE.     HAWKER C.A.
79396              PTE.     HOCKEN H.
79449              PTE.     HODGES J.
16/1442           PTE.     HUKI R.
79218              PTE.     IRELAND C.J.
43827              GNR.   KINSEY A.E.
63622              PTE.     KNOX J.J.
79461              PTE.     LAURENSON G.S.
14039              SGT.    LEGG B.W.
59527              PTE.     MCGRATH J.J.
33330              CPL.    MCLEAN J.
3/1811             R.S.M. MACKENZIE C.D.
72503              GNR.   MIDDLETON V.
7/1637             TPR.    MITCHELL J.H.
63641              GNR.   MOORE L.A.H.
25/1098           FRM.   MOORE S.J.
20198              PTE.     MULLANY V.M.
59146              PTE.     MURPHY J.
16/1115           PTE.     HIPA PENI.
43798              PTE.     PAYNE L.
16/1126           PTE.     PINEKI ASU.
61468              SGT.    PITTOCK A.B.
79406              PTE.     POWER J.
75872              PTE.     PRITCHARD A.E.
16/1107           SGT.    PULU NIULOA.
2/1373             DVR.   REDPTH F.
16/723             PTE.     RICKUS T.S.
10/2751           PTE.     ROSE W.V.
74767              FTR.    ROSS G.M.
60754              PTE.     ROTA ROTA.
79473              PTE.     ROWSON S.
37865              RFM.   RUSSELL J.
79477              PTE.     SMITH A.
2/1245             GNR.   SPALDING W.C.
19744              PTE.     TE ARA NATI.
49852              PTE.     TEMPERLEY A.H.
16/1164           PTE.     TIUEATAMA
16/1179           PTE.     VAIHOLA
20475              PTE.     WEBB W.T.

1939 – 1945
ON THE PANEL
OPPOSITE ARE THE NAMES
OF THOSE MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES WHO
ENLISTED IN THIS DISTRICT
WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE
OF THEIR COUNTRY IN AND
AROUND NEW ZEALAND OR
EN ROUTE TO OVERSEAS
SERVICE AND TO WHOM
THE FORTUNES OF WAR
DENIED A KNOWN AND
HONOURED GRAVE

N.Z. ARMY
865                  CAPT.  LAWN A.W.L.
21125              GNR.   FRANCIS  T.W.
31507              PTE.     CALSON J.H.P.
39311              PTE.     DIAMOND D.
2/1/420            PTE.     FLAWS J.S.

ROYAL N.Z. AIR FORCE
FLYING OFFICERS
NZ391325                   BROMLEY S.G.
NZ413741                   DENT R.
NZ41193                     GUNN C.H.
NZ401448                   TURNBULL C.N.
PILOT OFFICERS
NZ422076                   BEARD H.H.
NZ417031                   DANDY R.D.
NZ432197   FLT/SGT. FERRICK S.C.J.
NZ414861   SGT.        CHAPPLE V.N.
NZ412319   SGT.        DODSON E.R.
NZ414894   SGT.        STEVENS G.F.
NZ412909   SGT.        STEWART N.
NZ415685   L.A.C.      COOK C.H.
NZ39597     L.A.C.      DAVIES T.P.
NZ415187   L.A.C.      GODFREY V.A.
NZ41326     L.A.C.      VILLERS J.T.
NZ416787   A.C.1.      DAVIS J.G.

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