NEW ZEALAND ROLLS OF HONOUR
WHAKARONGO, MANAWATU
WORLD WAR ONE AND TWO

Location: Whakarongo District Hall, Whakarongo School, Napier Road, Palmerston North. Up until around 1925 the district was spelt as Whakaronga.

ROLL OF HONOUR
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
"THE WHAKARONGA BOYS"
WHO FELL IN DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE
DURING THE EUROPEAN WAR
1914 - 1918
THEY DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH
THAT MEN MAY DIE
FIGHTING FOR GOD AND RIGHT
AND LIBERTY

1914-1918 - THOSE WHO DIED
MAYNARD Arthur
REMNANT Joseph
SIMMS Walter J
WIGHTON Dugald M

The following names are taken from the book A Time of Transition - Whakarongo School and District Twelve Decades On - Written by Val Burr on behalf of the Whakarongo School and District 120th Jubilee Committee Palmerston North, 1999.

1914-1918 - THOSE WHO ARE KNOWN TO HAVE SERVED FROM THE DISTRICT
FRIEND George -
HENAGHAN Edward -
HODGSON James -
LAURENCE Sidney -
LLOYD Darby -
LLOYD Richard -
LYNCH John -
McCOOL John -
NEWDICK Leonard -
ODEN Oscar -
PRATT Harold -
REMNANT Bert -
ROUT E -
SHEPHERD J H -
SVENSON John -
TROW Thomas -

ROLL OF HONOUR - A special committee was formed to prepare and erect a district Roll of Honour. The unveiling took place in the local hall on Sunday, 25th July 2948. Divine Service was conducted by Rev. K Elliot V.C. and the address was given by Mr M H Oram M.P who also performed the unveiling ceremony.

1939 - 1945
BERRY R H Pte
CATER P LAC
CLOSEY R H Sergeant
CLOSEY D Gunner
COWLEY A L Cpl t
CRAWFORD A E Driver
DAWSON R M Pte
GORE R Pte
HARVEY T Pte
HENRICKSEN N Pte
HUGHES G Pte
JOHANSON M F Pte
JOHNSON A Cpl
JOHNSON S Pte t
KNUDSEN K Tpr
LACY W H WO
McSAVENEY G Pte
MILLAR R D F/Lt (DFM)
MILLS E Spr
MILLS S G Spr
MITCHELL R Spr
RANFORD I G Spr
ROUT F F/Sgt t
RUSSELL R Pte
SATHERLEY A L Sgt
SATHERLEY J Cpl
SLY K R Pte
SPALL G Tpr
VAUTIER I E Gunner
VAUTIER W Nurse
VAUTIER W 2/Lt
WOOD D J Tpr

KOREAN FORCE 1952-1954
OXENHAM John S Cpl



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