Wairarapa Soldiers’ Memorial, Queen Elizabeth Park, Masterton
The Wairarapa Soldiers memorial, commonly called the cenotaph in Masterton Park about 1940.
GPS 40.949 S 175.663 E
By the time the memorial was unveiled on 16 September 1923, other Wairarapa towns had memorials opened or in progress. The 441 names on four panels included men (and one woman) from Woodville down to Palliser Bay rather than just Masterton town and district. Several names were identified and added after the unveiling. (more…)