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 workers who helped early on 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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Awapuni Memorial Restoration
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- September 15, 2014
- Digitisation ID
- 2016P_IMCA-DigitalArchive_012973
- Format
- Born Digital
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- Evan Greensides, for the Ian Matheson City Archives
- Place
- Awapuni Racecourse, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
- Community Tags