The Oaks (North Otago) Mystery Cache

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jamien: Sadly I think this one has gone missing and I'm no longer in a position to maintain it. I hope people found it interesting as well as fun.
Thanks, Jamien

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Hidden : 1/14/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is inspired by the Memorial Oaks that are to be found around North Otago that were planted in remembrance of the many servicemen and one woman that lost their lives during WW1. All the names used in the puzzle are taken from crosses around the North Otago area.

To work out the co-ordinates to GZ, you will need to search the online records of The Commonwealth War Graves Commission at (visit link)
It shouldn’t be too hard to work out and hopefully you’ll find it interesting finding out a bit more about some of the people that the crosses and trees commemorate.
The cache is a plastic camo jar at S45.AB.CDE E170.FG.HIJ with logbook, pen etc.

A = The fourth digit in the date of Sgt. H. Ingram’s death. A =

B = The third digit of Gnnr. T. G. Farquharson’s Service Number. B =

C = The second digit in the date that Co. Sgt. Major A. W. Porteous died in Gallipoli. C =

D = The third digit of Pvt. J. H. Stewart’s Service Number. D =

E = The first digit of the Service Number of Pvt James Evans, killed on 15/09/1916. E =

F = The total number of letters denoting Awards given to Jesse Rodgers, killed 30/07/1917. F =

G = The last digit of Cpl. E. J. Cockerell’s Service Number. G =

H = The Panel Number of the Grave/Memorial Reference for Pvt. W. N. Kininmont. H =

I = The first digit of the Grave/Memorial Reference Number of Sgt. A. J. Ross. I =

J = The second digit in the date that Staff Nurse Isabel Clark died when the hospital ship “HT Marquette” was torpedoed by U35 in The Mediterranean in 1915. J =

Fences near by may be electrified and please be careful parking and crossing the road around GZ.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oebguref, "Ol gur Yrsg!" Onfr bs. Abg jbbqra.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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