The South African War memorial in Tāneatua, sited in the recreation reserve on McKenzie St, is a stepped marble atop concrete steps.
A finely carved tablet on one side of the base, depitcing a crossed rifle and sword and soldier’s hat over fern and oak leaves, represents New Zealand and Britain.
The memorial in c1986:
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Main image: Ang Wickham, 2010
Other images: Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean, c1986