Hamilton War Memorial. Hamilton. New Zealand.
S 37° 47.338 E 175° 17.350
60H E 349358 N 5816220
The Hamilton War Memorial stands in Memorial Park beside the Waikato River.
Waymark Code: WM8BNT
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 03/07/2010
Views: 6
Surrounded by Walls of Memory, the War Memorial for WWI and WWII stands in the lawn, under huge oak trees planted as memorials to soldiers. The memorial is a square obelisk with a wreath ornamentation.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WWI 1914-1918
WWII 1939-1945
In Honor Of: Our Glorious Dead
Marker Text:
1914-1918
1939-1945
Our Glorious Dead
The memory walls have the inscriptions:
Lest We Forget
Pause and Remember
Who Put it Here?: Hamilton City.
Description of Memorial:
Square obelisk with wreath ornamentation, set in a memorial park amongst huge oak trees also planted as memorials. A memorial wall contains the names of those lost in WWI and WWII.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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