Drawing for a bronze figure representing Peace by the British sculptor Charles Wheeler, part of his proposal for the war memorial in The Square, Palmerston North, 1922. Commissioned by The Palmerston North & Districts Soldiers' Memorial Fund. The Palmerston North & Districts Soldiers' Memorial Fund was established on 9 November 1923, continuing the work of a Soldiers' Memorial Committee which had been operating since 1920. The Chairman of the Soldiers' memorial Fund Committee was Mr F J Nathan, Mayor of Palmerston North, while the secretary was Mr John Permain, Secretary of the Manawatu Patriotic Society.
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Sketch of Memorial Design by Charles Wheeler - Bronze Figure of Peace
Identification
- Object type
- Object Image
- Relation
- PNCC 11/8/3
- Date
- 1922
- Digitisation ID
- 2016P_PNCC11-8-3F5_013187
- Format
- Paper
- Held In
- PNCC Archives
Creation
- Created By
- Charles Wheeler
- Place
- The Square
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
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