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The War Memorial, dedicated to those who died in World War I and World War II, was opened in 1952 at what was then called Fitzroy Park. It was renamed Memorial Park in 1954.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Mo 10
Date
March 23, 1975
Digitisation ID
2008P_Mo10_WAR_1484
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Memorial Park, Main Street, Palmerston North

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Taxonomy

Tags
cenotaph,
monuments,
obelisk,
palmerston north,
photographs,
terrace end,
war,
war on the home front,
wwi,
wwii,
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