🎖️ First World War Memorial Beacon

New Zealand · Oceania · 36.84°S, 174.77°E

The First World War Memorial Beacon is a war memorial on Quay Street in Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. New Zealand's first built World War I memorial, it was first unveiled in 1915, before being lost in the 1960s. It was rediscovered and restored in 1999–2000, at which time it was placed outside the New Zealand Maritime Museum. It was further restored in 2021–2022 and returned to its original, and present, location. The memorial was designated a category 1 historic place by Heritage New Zealand in 2023.

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Quick facts

Country	New Zealand
Continent / region	Oceania
Coordinates (approx.)	36.84°S, 174.77°E · view on map

First World War Memorial Beacon is located in New Zealand, in Oceania.

More war memorials in New Zealand

Boer War Memorial, New Plymouth · Bridge of Remembrance · Citizens' War Memorial · Dunedin Cenotaph · Hokitika Clock Tower · Memorial Square, New Lynn · National War Memorial (New Zealand) · New Zealand Wars Memorial, Auckland · New Zealand Wars Memorial, New Plymouth · Nurses' Memorial Chapel.

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