New Zealand National War Memorial

Situated in the grounds of the Auckland Museum, North Island

The beautiful War Memorial display inside the museum

Here there are name lined walls plus books containing lists of the war dead.

The National Cenotaph is situated outside this building.

I have a few photographs taken of parts of the wall which is covered in names of the War Dead.

 

 

 

and just in case it helps someone here is a photograph of one of the pages from the memorial books laid out in the museum.  Please excuse the pencil ticks - mine!

All photographs by Chris Stokes

The following New Zealand men are shown on the War Memorials of Sutherland

FRASER Donald Private Wellington Regiment New Zealand Forces – Durness WM WW1
GRAY James Lance Corporal NZEF - Golspie WM WW1
MACKINTOSH Robert Private NZEF - Rogart WM WW1
MACINTOSH W Private New Zealand Forces – Kinlochbervie WM WW1
MACKAY Donald Trooper NZEF - Tongue WM WW1
MACKAY C Private New Zealand Forces – Kinlochbervie WM WW1
MACKAY M Private New Zealand Forces – Kinlochbervie WM WW1
MACKAY Neil Private NZEF - Rogart WM WW1
MACKENZIE James Private NZEF (MGC) – Melness and Lairg WM WW1
MACKENZIE Joseph Private NZEF– Melness and Lairg WM WW1
MACLEAN Donald Corporal New Zealand Infantry Force – Lochinver WM WW1
MORRISON Donald Private New Zealand Forces – Scourie WW1
ROSS H Private New Zealand Forces – Kinlochbervie WM WW1
ROSS John Private 23rd Rifle Bn. New Zealand Force – Dornoch WM WW2
ROSS N Private New Zealand Forces – Kinlochbervie WM WW1

Sgt. M L MACLEOD
McLeod Sgt. Mattthew Leonard WW2 - Royal New Zealand Air Force, 185 Squadron, commemorated on Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph. Died Mediterannean 2nd August 1942, aged 21 years, while flying a Spitfire over Malta. His body was never recovered from the sea. Matthew was born 1821 in Wellington, New Zealand, great grandson of John Macleod, born Farr, and his wife Christina Sutherland.  John Macleod's parents are buried in Bunahoun Cemetery, Strathalladale, Farr.During his trip overseas he had leave in Scotland where he sent a brooch and note to his mother.

(I have added a small photograph of the grouse brooch to the letter to save space)

This memorial placed here by his niece Christina Baldwin, New Zealand



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