Okaihau Cenotaph



This cenotaph in Okaihau is dedicated to those local people who fought in the 1st and 2nd World Wars. Names included on the plaques are: 

From the 2nd World War: W. Alexander, J. Anderson, L. Brown, T. Bryers, H. Chapman, J. Currie, J. Donaldson, J. East, C. Hapeta, A. Harrison, F. Horimona, F. Mackereth, D. McKenzie, W. Nicholson, S. Roos, D. Russell, J. Shortland, J. Skudder.

From the 1st World War: W. Faithfull, W. Farnell, T. Flood, W. McMullen, A. Neilson, T. Russell, I. Snowden, 
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Comments

Hels said…
It is very important to have a cenotaph dedicated to local people who fought in both world wars. There are usually shrines in big cities, but it just as important for families in rural areas to honour their men.

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