NEW ZEALAND ROLLS OF HONOUR AND WAR MEMORIALS
COLYTON, MANAWATU

Location: Colyton Road, Colyton

FEILDING STAR, VOLUME XV, ISSUE 3850, 29 SEPTEMBER 1919
COLYTON MEMORIAL. UNVEILING CEREMONY YESTERDAY. BY BRIGADIER-GENERAL MELDRUM. AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
The unveiling ceremony of the memorial to the Colyton soldiers who laid down their lives in the war took place yesterday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by Brigadier-General Meldrum, G.M.C., D.S.O., in the presence of a large gathering. Archdeacon Innes Jones conducted the religious service, and the Feilding Salvation Army Band led the singing. The memorial takes the form of an obelisk. It is placed on the Anglican Church grounds, and contains the names of all the Colyton boys who laid down their lives in the war. On a massive concrete base which goes three feet into the ground is placed a block of Coromandel granite, and above this is the obelisk, of Aberdeen granite. The top stone stands diagonally to the road. On one of the forward sides is a scroll with the words "For King and Country", on the other the words "For Justice and Liberty". The list of names, in raised lettering, occupies two sides of the obelisk base. The list is introduced thus: - The service opened with the National Anthem, followed by prayers and they hymn: -