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A war memorial to commemorate local soldiers who died in World War One was erected in the centre of The Square, Palmerston North, in 1926. The figure that sits atop the memorial was based on a similar one in Folkstone, England. Today it also commemorates those who died in World War Two, and the Korean and Vietman Wars.

Identification

Object type: Image
Digitisation ID: 2011N_Mo11_005735
Title: Palmerston North War Memorial, The Square
Relation: Public Photograph Collection Mo 11
Held In: Coolstore

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Creation

Created By: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1937

Object rights

Credit Line: Palmerston North City Library
License: No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags: 1930s,; anzac,; black and white,; cenotaph,; memorial,; military,; photographs,; the square,; war memorial,; ww1,; ww2,

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