Picton and Queen Charlotte Sound -Combined War Memorial- New Zealand
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Norfolk12
S 41° 17.256 E 174° 00.351
60G E 249270 N 5424990
An Unusual Memorial over looking the sound at Picton on the South Island
Waymark Code: WM76T6
Location: New Zealand
Date Posted: 09/10/2009
Views: 20
TRANSCRIPTION:
ON TWO MARBLE TABLETS IN THE ARCHWAY OF THE FORT
MEN OF PICTON
AND
QUEN CHARLOTTE SOUND.
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING
AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR
1914- 1918
THEN A LIST OF 33 NAMES
MEN OF PICTON
AND QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND
WHO GAVE THIR LIVES FOR KING
AND COUNTRY IN WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1945
And a list of 12 names
a small brass plaque
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED AND LOST THEIR LIVES IN
KOREA 1950 - 53
MALAYA 1953 -60
BORNEO 1965- 66
SOUTH VIETNAM 1964- 72
LEST WE FORGET
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1925
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Local authority
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand
Physical Address of Monument:
26 london quay
picton, south island new zealand
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Website for this Monument: Not listed
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