Rotorua's Roll of Honour for World War One and the Government Gardens war memorials
Description: "Many of us have stood in front of a cenotaph or memorial reading the etched names and trying to imagine what these people looked like, what they experienced, and how their final journey played out before their identities were memorialised in stone. Through the years, Andrew, a native of Rotorua, had these thoughts many times over while attending ANZAC Day services. He decided to commit himself to creating a personal profile on all of the soldiers listed on the Rotorua and Arawa memorials. With the 100 year anniversary date of New Zealand's entry into the war, the military service files of these men were digitised and made available online, along with a vast collection of newspaper articles from the period. Andrew has managed to distill all of this information along with extensive library research to present us with the individual stories outlining the sacrifices and contributions made by these patriotic and heroic men."--Foreword.
Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "Many of us have stood in front of a cenotaph or memorial reading the etched names and trying to imagine what these people looked like, what they experienced, and how their…