The memorial plaque was moved to the Okaiawa Cemetery after the school closed in 2009-10 and was reset in a wall of river stones. A re-dedication ceremony was held on 25 April 2011.
Inscription:
Okaiawa School World War II
1939 World War II 1945
Andrews I V Mack J L
Awahou J Matoe R
Bailey F K Christiansen J Giacometti G Meuli ME
Bailey L A Christiansen L G Gill A A Meuli J L
Barclay J R Coates L W Hackett J Murdoch G B
Bayliss H J Cockburn J S Hermann W Rae B W
Bennoch A Collins J Houlahan B C Richards R G
Betts C H Donnelly H A James B M Rio J
Blair C R Evetts H C Johnston D C Shearer R E
Bridgwood D Free J Kilpatrick E F Snooks J
Brown S Feather G Lund K A Struthers A B
Cameron B S Feather H McDonald R D Tong G W
Cantlin B E Feather W McIlroy S J Te Whero K
Christiansen H A ------------- Killed in Action --------------- Walsdorf W G
Christiansen A C Murdoch E R Skipper W Smith T M Young N D
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