Comments on: Trees as war memorials

By: kirstieross

kirstieross — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:40:13 +0000

Hi Adele I also wonder if there is anything in the newspapers that would come up in a search on ‘Papers Past’ about the trees?

And I had the belated and bright idea of checking this website for the memorial: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/greytown-war-memorial

(I hope it will work as a link) which shows all the names on the memorial. This will save you some tame! Kirstie

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By: adele pentony-graham

adele pentony-graham — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:10:53 +0000

I shall be organised one day this week for the names of Greytown’s War Memorial. also would think Masterton Archives would have knowledge of who is on the gates, I shall also ask the Chairman of Cobblestones Museum in Greytown this morning about it, as asked him yesterday for WW1 army camp at Papawai, nothing in the Museum about that, so more work for me to do and hand over!!! Adele

By: kirstieross

kirstieross — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:31:57 +0000

Never mind – thanks for looking. Look forward to seeing the list of names. Do you know if there anything in the Wairarapa Archive about the memorial? Kirstie

By: adele pentony-graham

adele pentony-graham — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:11:08 +0000

GREYTOWN SOLDIERS.. sadly couldnt find even one soldiers name on any of the trees in the park yesterday, but, later today, will list the names on the gates.. WW1 soldiers, took photographs of this as well..

By: kirstieross

kirstieross — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:23:32 +0000

Hi Adele Thanks for looing at the trees – but it would be great to know the names on the memorial gates. Kirstie

By: adele pentony-graham

adele pentony-graham — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:23:55 +0000

Will be checking the Greytown trees out, doubt if names are on each tree… there are memorial gates to the park with names on…. Adele

By: kirstieross

kirstieross — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:28:05 +0000

Hi Adele Thanks very much for this information. Are names of servicemen attached to the trees and were families of the deceased involved in the memorial – eg planting? This is what happened with the memorial avenue of trees planted in North Otago after the war. Here is a reference to an article about these trees which may be of interest:

Eric Pawson, ‘The memorial oaks of North Otago: A commemorative landscape’, in G. Kearsley and B. Fitzharris, eds, Glimpses of a Gaian World. Essays in Honour of Peter Holland, University of Otago, 2004, pp. 115-31.

Kirstie

By: adele pentony-graham

adele pentony-graham — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:08:39 +0000

Soldier’s Memorial.. Greytown. South Wairarapa, This beautiful park was once part of the 40 acre farm block bought by Hugh O”Connor in 1856. In 1920 the local Greytown Community raised and dedicated a Memorial to those who fought and died in the First World War. The 57 Lime Trees (Tilia eurpaea) were planted to commorate the servicemen who died. Taken from Heritage Tree Trail of Historic Greytown.

By: adele pentony-graham

adele pentony-graham — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:48:22 +0000

not sure, but will have to check with Masterton Archives, Norman Avenue some one said the trees there were a memorial as well.. oak trees.. just off SH2 north of Clareville.

By: kirstieross

kirstieross — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:56:06 +0000

Hi there Thanks for this useful information. Kirstie