Dignitaries stand to attention at the memorial, watched by the crowd attending the unveiling. The obelisk at Fitzroy Park, as it was then called, was unveiled in this ceremony by Major-General Sir Howard Kippenberger. Later, in 1954, the park was dedicated and renamed Memorial Park. The obelisk, in a state of disrepair, was removed in 1983, and now only the gates into the park remain as the memorial.

Unveiling of War Memorial, Memorial Park
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- 2008P_Mo16a_WHF_1970
- Title
- Unveiling of War Memorial, Memorial Park
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- Coolstore
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- Unknown
- Place
- Memorial Park, Main Street, Palmerston North
- Date
- October 19, 1952
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