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Kowai Bush war memorial

Kowai Bush war memorial

Kowai Bush memorial

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Kowai Bush war memorial. The memorial is located near the intersection of Kowai and Rubicon Rd. 3km north of Springfield, off State Highway 73. It is a cement structure composed of a single column surmounted with an effigy of St George and the Dragon. Inscriptions reference various casualties from the world wars. The memorial was refurbished c2010.

Site Style Ornamentation Unveiling Date No of Dead
Beside road St. George       7

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kowai bush
Credit

Top image: Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean, c1986
Second image: Ian Dampier, 2007
Other images: Francis Vallance, 2010

Additional information: Ian Dampier and Francis Vallance

Find out more about the people listed on this memorial from Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database

How to cite this page

'Kowai Bush war memorial ', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/kowai-bush-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013

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Sarndra Lees

Posted: 18 Mar 2010

Brothers Percy William Edgar and Walter [photo of Walter here http://keteselwyn.peoplesnetworknz.info/soldiers_of_selwyn/topics/show/244-evans-walter] are relations of mine. Welcome to contact me via www.sarndra.com. Would love to update or add any genealogical details. I have much on the EVANS family.

L. M. Seaton

Posted: 27 Jul 2009

I have more photographs of this memorial. The 5 names from WW1 are: P.W.E Evans, W. Evans, W.E. Gold, R. Gold, W.T. Milliken.