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A project got underway in 2014 to clean up and restore the Awapuni Memorial at the Palmerston North Racecourse. This photograph shows some of the early work in clearing the site. The work was carried out by the 2nd Health Support Battalion of the New Zealand Army based at Linton Camp, and Council staff volunteers. The memorial, dedicated to the memory of officers and men of the New Zealand Medical Corps (1914-1918) who were trained at Awapuni Racecourse during WWI, was erected in 1929. The memorial is a stone cairn fountain, inside a pool constructed in the shape of a cross.

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Object type
Image
Date
September 15, 2014
Digitisation ID
2016P_IMCA-DigitalArchive_012972
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Born Digital
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IMCA Digital Archive

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Place
Awapuni, Palmerston North

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Taxonomy

Tags
2010s,
awapuni,
awapuni race course,
first world war,
medical corps,
world war one,
ww1,
wwi,
Community Tags
awapuni racecourse,
cairn,
fountain,
monument,
new zealand medical corps,
war memorial,
world war one,

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