Memorial To The 19th Infantry Battalion And Armoured Regiment

Memorial to the 19th Infantry Battalion and Armoured Regiment

The memorial park is situated behind the Information Centre in Victoria Park, Cashmere, Christchurch.

There is a memorial rock, two-thirds of it buried, with a plaque on it. Above that there is a plain table with a plaque listing the battles in which the battalion saw action and naming the fallen.

The whole area is bounded by four blocks of 19 trees from each area where the battalion fought – Greece, Crete, North Africa and Italy – and four blocks of native trees which signify those who returned but have since died.

There is also a memorial tree that was planted by the original crew of HMNZS Kiwi in April 1985 and a plaque to those who paid the supreme sacrifice.

The regimental mascot dog, No.1 Dog Major major, is also remembered here.

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Source

• Text: Traces of War
• Photos: Dave Holland