New Zealand Memorial
The obelisk is made from pink-grey Cornish granite. It stands on a square plinth that rests on three wide steps. The plinth is decorated with mouldings resembling chains and ropes, and bears inscriptions on each side. It was constructed c. 1872 and became Grade 2 listed in June 1973.
The 21 dead commemorated by the memorial include Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton (who commanded HMS Esk and after whom the city of Hamilton is named), Commander Edward Hay (who commanded HMS Harrier), and other officers and men from Esk, Harrier, and HMS Curacoa, HMS Eclipse, and HMS Miranda.
The memorial was designed by Frederick Sang, who was commissioned by a memorial fund headed by Rear Admiral Sir William Wiseman, 8th Baronet, former commodore of the Australia Station. The obelisk was made by Charles Raymond Smith.
See also
References
- Monument to officers and men who fell in New Zealand campaign 1863–64, National Heritage List for England, Historic England
- Obelisk: New Zealand obelisk, londonremembers.com
- Royal Navy New Zealand War 1863–1864, Imperial War Museum
- Maritime Memorials, National Maritime Museum Greenwich
- Royal Navy New Zealand War 1863–1864, War Memorials Online