Featherston War Memorial

Featherston War Memorial

00-270-004 FSTN MEM

Unveiling of the Featherston District War Memorial, 25 April, 1927

GPS    41.118 S  175.329 E

In 1925 the Anzac Club committee decided to build a memorial to the fallen of World War One, using funds left over from the club’s operation. The site chosen was a triangle on the junction of Fitzherbert and Fox streets. The concrete and stone structure was unveiled on Anzac Day, 1927 by Sir James Allen, the wartime Minister of Defence. Featherston Mayor John Card also officiated. (more…)