Welcome to Auckland's War Memorial
It consists of the Museum building and the foreground containing the Court of Honour and the Auckland Cenotaph (empty tomb). I invite you to reflect on the sacrifices made by those who won us our freedoms. The cenotaph is inscribed simply with the words ‘THE GLORIOUS DEAD’ and the dates MCMXIV [1914] and MCMXVIII [1918]. The names of the fallen are listed inside the Auckland War Memorial Museum. The Cenotaph Memorial is a nationally significant place requiring the utmost sensitivity.
Logging Requirements
A photo of yourself at The Auckland War Memorial (OR) A photo of the location including a GPS device/smartphone/caching paraphernalia. Note, as long as you meet the above criteria, and include the photo in your online log, there is no need to email/message me for verification.
About the Auckland War Memorial
The Auckland War Memorial Museum was constructed in 1929 with the aid of subscriptions raised by Aucklanders in rememberance of their war dead. The cenotaph has a Category 1 listing from Heritage New Zealand. The first Auckland cenotaph was a temporary structure made of wood and plaster. A scaled-down replica of the cenotaph designed by Edward Lutyens in Whitehall, London, it was first erected in front of the Auckland Town Hall in time for Anzac Day 1922. Mourners laid wreaths at the foot of the cenotaph both before and after the Anzac Day service in the Town Hall. The cenotaph was then dismantled and stored in the basement of the town hall ready for the next Anzac Day. In 1928 the Returned Soldiers’ Association proposed the erection of a permanent cenotaph at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. The proposal was adopted, and the Anglican Archbishop of Auckland, Walter Averill, consecrated the cenotaph in the court of honour below the museum on 28 November 1929. Later in the ceremony Governor-General Sir Charles Fergusson formally opened the museum itself. The permanent cenotaph, the plans for which were drawn up by Grierson, Aimer and Draffin, the architects of the museum, was also a replica of the Whitehall cenotaph, but this time was set on a foundation of Coromandel granite and was constructed of concrete faced with Portland stone. Auckland’s Anzac Day ceremony was first held at the cenotaph on 25 April 1930.
Virtual Reward - 2017/2018
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