Patumāhoe War Memorial Hall.
On 1 July 1925 the Patumāhoe War Memorial Hall was opened on the Mauku Road. This replaced the old Mauku Volunteer Hall, which was moved to the back of the new hall to serve as a supper room and library.
During the opening ceremony, a roll of honour was unveiled at the front of the hall. This was a granite tablet which bore the following inscription: “The / Great War / 1914 – 18 ; Patumahoe / Roll of Honour / Brady J. / Deveraux P. killed / Finlay B. / Furnage J. / Hawker H. killed / Hesketh E. killed / Howe L. / Knight E.C. / McFadden J. died / Moore R. / Patello H. / Patello N. / Robinson A. / Robinson W. / Stevenson V. / Torkar G. / Wattam J. / For King & Empire”.
In 1975 the Patumāhoe Rugby Club took over the by then neglected hall for its clubrooms. The entrance was subsequently moved to the side of the hall, and the roll of honour relocated to the new entrance.
Sources: 'Patumahoe News: The Passing of a Hall: Old Memories', Franklin Times, 4/5/1925, p. 5; 'Patumahoe ... New Memorial Hall', Franklin Times, 29/6/1925, p. 5; 'Half-Century Milestone: Patumahoe Memorial Hall: The Opening Ceremony', Franklin Times, 3/7/1925, p. 5; Patumahoe School Centennial, 1866-1966, Patumahoe, 1966, p. 35; Patu: 125 Years of Patumahoe Rugby, 1886-2011, 2011, p. 24.
Images and information: Bruce Ringer, Auckland Libraries, 2009 and 2014
Find out more about the people listed on this memorial from Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database