Normanby War Memorial (1922)

The Hawera & Normanby Star reported on 13 January 1922 that after some delays the Normanby War Memorial was finally finished. It was designed by prominent Hāwera architects Duffill & Gibson with the work being completed by Messrs. Jones Bros. also of Hāwera. The location of the memorial had created some controversy, with some members of the local community suggesting it should be located in the domain, near the Taranaki Wars Memorial. 

Following World War Two, more names were added to the memorial. 

Inscription:

1914
1919

Their Names Shall Live

White Marble Plaque at Apex of Arch:

2nd World War
1939-1945
Baker G R             Rye G R             Wiley H E

Plaque 1:

The Great War

Normanby Men Who Fell

Anstie C                                  Ewen A
Bisset G                                 Frei J          
Burr E                                     Greig A E
Burr G                                     Greig R W
Bishop W                                Gane E F
Bates L H                                Grantham F
Clarkson G                              Goddard S
Doherty T                                 Harrison E

Plaque 2:

The Great War

Normanby Men Who Fell

Hayward C A                                Riddle J S
Johnston E C                               Rule W D
Laidlaw J                                     Shrimpton A
Linn H                                         Shrimpton S

Linn J R                                       Shaw J
Matthews J                                  Slight C H
Morrison E                                   Tarrant A
Palmer DA                                   Winks L
Parslow A

Related documents:

Progress on Memorial (Hawera & Normanby Star 7 June 1921)

Of passing interest, Kelvin Day (Taranaki Daily News 6 May 2013)