Ahititi School - World War II Memorial Baths (1963)

These memorial baths at Ahititi School were officially opened on 12 March 1963. Fundraising for the pool had begun in 1956 when a stall at calf day raised £16.3s.6p. In 1961 the hole for the pool was dug out and it was reported that sufficient funds had been raised to meet Education Board requirements.

Late in 1962 plastering of the pool was completed, allowing for the opening of the pool early in 1963. 

Text on Plaque

IN COMMEMORATION OF THE

OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL WHO

GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II

CORPORAL F. A. ANDERSON

FLYING/OFFICER I. E. BLANCE

SERGEANT/PILOT O. E. COLLINS

CORPORAL A. JIMMIESON

PRIVATE A. O'HALLORAN

Sources: Tongaporutu, Ahititi, Okau Centennial Booklet 1897 - 1997, p.7., Brian E. Gray, The Tongaporutu River Valley, Inglewood, 2000, pp. 61-2.