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Matakana war memorial
The badly weathered sculpture of George V on the Matakana war memorial in Northland. The sculptor was W.H. Feldon. The Matakana memorial was one unusual because it was sculpted by a New Zealand sculptor, W.H Feldon whereas most N.Z communities sent orders for sculpted figures to Italy. Feldon had written to sir James Allen asking for work. His other commission was the Arawa memorial in Rotorua.
Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean
Additional information from Peter Bilton, August 2007: 'I note the current picture you have for the Matakana KGV memorial is from a few years ago. Towards the end of last year the statue was relocated to another site in Matakana Wharf Reserve in liaison with the Warkworth RSA and was completely refurbished and head refitted after it was knocked off once again by vandals.'
The following images from 2007 were kindly sent in by Vanesssa Tanner.
Vanessa Tanner, 2007
| Site | Style | Ornamentation | Unveiling Date | No of Dead |
| intersection | king | 12-Jan-19 | 13 |
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