Pukekohe School First World War memorial
During the winter of 1924 a grove of memorial trees was planted at Pukekohe Primary School to commemorate old boys of the school who had fallen during the First World War. Memorial stones were subsequently placed at the base of each of the trees. In 2006 the 26 stones were restored and reset in a wall outside the Pukekohe Central Primary School, along with a memorial stone to former Prime Minister W.F. Massey, the local MP from 1896 until his death in 1925. The memorial was rededicated on 24 April 2006.
(‘Anzac Day: An Impressive Ceremony’, Franklin Times, 27 April 1925, p. 4; ‘A Fitting Tribute to World War I Heroes’, Franklin County News, 27 April 2006, p. 1)
Images and information: Bruce Ringer, Manukau Libraries
Find out more about the people listed on this memorial from Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database