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Harewood War Memorial

Situated at 721 Harewood Road, the Harewood War Memorial was unveiled in September 1921.

Harewood War Memorial
Harewood memorial obelisk. Photographer (pht): Cafe Cecil, Contributor (ctb): Cafe Cecil. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

The Harewood War Memorial is an obelisk located at the entrance to Harewood School (721 Harewood Road).

The memorial is inscribed with the names of twenty two men who died during the First World War and five servicemen of the Second World War.

The northern facade of the memorial reads: In memory of the Harewood boys who fell in the Great War 1914-1918. P.  Buckner; W. T. Buckner; G. G. Cassin; B. S. Claridge; I. E. Claridge; S. T. Claridge; T. G. Claridge; G. Craw; E. J. Collins; F. G. Durey; G. J. Griebel; E. B. Hubbard; E. H. Jesson; L. A. J. Jesson; J. McArthur; G. Pearce; F. J. Phillis; H. Reid; D. A. Sheehan; W. G. Thornton; H. H. Winkler; R. H. White.

The eastern facade of the memorial reads: In memory of the Harewood Boys who were killed in action World War II 1939-1945. W. J. Anderson; G. E. Billson; T. P. Cooper; T. Orr; F. G. Turner.

The memorial was unveiled at a ceremony held on 18 September 1921.

The memorial was damaged in the 4 September 2010 Canterbury earthquake. It has since been repaired and the area around the memorial was rebuilt to include new school gates and seating.

References

Memorial Unveiled, Star (Christchurch), Issue 16534, 19 September 1921, p.5.

Harewood's Soldiers, Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17254, 19 September 1921, p.9.