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| It was unveiled by Governor Lord Plunket at a large community ceremony on 11 February 1906. |
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| Although there are many statues to do with this war Napier's is the only one in New Zealand which has the soldier in mourning with his rifle pointing down |
The monument was shattered and the soldier lost his head in the 1931 earthquake. there was much searching some believe it was stolen and then found seven years later on a riverbank by a workman clearing some rubble. The head was reunited with the body. There was debate that the memorial should be moved to another site, however it was re-erected in the original site.
It is quite an impressive monument, for a war that many have forgotten. We have one here for that conflict; I should photograph it again.
ReplyDeleteI would be interested in seeing that :)
DeleteThe memorial is not in the same position at all. He is more North and he is facing South instead of out to sea.
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