The Waitotara memorial gates at the entrance to the Waitotara Domain were unveiled on 12 December 1925. The pillars were inset with plaques inscribed with dedications to the men from the district who fought and who lost their lives in the Great War. Text for the Second World War was later added. No names appear on the memorial, but district rolls of honour have been published in the local school history and congregational rolls of honour can be found in St Mark's Anglican Church.
See: Waitotara School Centennial, 1876-1976: School and District History, Wanganui, 1976, pp. 53-5; M.P. Condon, Waverley-Waitotara Returned Services' Association, 1920-1995, Whanganui, 1996, pp. 83-4.
Main image: Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean, c1986
Other images and text: Bruce Ringer, 2017