The entrance gates to Eltham Primary School were designed by local cabinetmaker, Oscar Manley, although some authorities credit the gates to the Taranaki Education Board architect, C. H. Moore.
The gates were unveiled on Armistice Day (11 November) 1926 by the Minister of Agriculture, O. J. Hawkin and the Eltham Mayor, I. J. Bridger.
The WWII additions were unveiled on Anzac Day, 1954, by Egmont MP E. B. Corbett and the Mayor, F. J. Taylor.
Sources: Taylor, Don: Vignettes, 2008, p.47, 'Eltham War Memorial: Name Plaques at School Gates', Taranaki Herald 1 October 1949
Upper Left Pillar – Red Granite Plaque
IN HONOUR OF
THOSE WHO SERVED
WORLD WARS
1914-18 1939-45
Upper Right Pillar – Red Granite Plaque
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO FELL
WORLD WARS
1914-18 1939-45
Also 17 black marble panels on arches and entrance walls with all those who served (WWI - c 296 names on 6 panels & WWII - c 403 names on 11 panels) recorded and those killed noted with stars.
Six central plaques– 3 each side - are WWI; flanking 11 - 5 on left, 6 on right - are WWII)
The WW II plaques were added in 1949-50 but the names have not yet been transcribed.
WW I - Panel 1 WWI – Panel 2 WWI – Panel 3
Allen, C Brough E J Eggers J
Andrews H J *Brough J P Embling C W
Arnott W N Brown P J *Espiner P G
*Astbury E D Brown J F S Eva P
Astbury C C J Brown J * Falconer W G
Attrill R J Brown P R Fitzgerald J H
*Babbage F G R Buhlman J Flavall F F M
Balle J T Bull, H P Flavall G S
Ballantyne R Bunn A A Flavall B M
Barker C C Bunn E Ford G A
Barnard F A BurtonW Forrester E
*Barnard H Burton J H Foster W A
Barnard J Callaghan C *Foster A M
Barnard J W Carlisle E Franklin J M
*Barnard C V Carlson J O Franks F C
Barnard A M Carlson J F George A H
Barr R G Carlson R S Gibson C W
*Barr J W Carlson C W Glentworth G A
*Bates H L Cameron J S Glentworth H H
Bates J M *Carncross C C Glentworth J A
*Baxter E Cave W A Gould J R
Beattie M W *Chalmers G G *Gould W A
Belcher L F *Clark A J Goulden R
Belcher C A Clark F T Gower A F
Bellingham L V Clarke J A Green G
Bentley C Clarry G H *Greig W
Best J C Clarry A E *Grimstone L E
Binns F C Clarry W J Groves S G
Bluett L A *Cleaver J V H Guillosson L A
Bootten J Coad L J *Hansford W W
Bottle F E *Coad H P *Hardley G E
*Bourke J J Coad E R Harper W
Bradley A *Codd W E Harper J
*Brew D Collingwood C H Hastedt B C
Brisco F Collingwood G W Harrison J A
Brock D Collins A E Hawke P J
Brock C B Colson E Herman A
Cook J *Hickey J
Cooper J H Hickey E J
Corbett F N Hill W O
Corbett O Hill H A
Corbett A B *Hine H
Corkill A E Hine H S
Coward F *Hodgson A F
Davis R G *Hodgson H F
Davis A Holmes R A
Dawbin R J Hornblow W C
De Launay P P Hornblow H H
*Dempsey G D *Horne J H
Dew A W Horne W
Dive E Horne G A
Doole A Howell N B
*Duff C A Irwin T
Duff B L Jackson L E B
Edmonds S *Jackson E L
WWI Panel 4 WWI Panel 5 WWI Panel 6
Jagger A MurrayA D *Wilkinson H G
Jago G E Nairn J R Stevens J
*Jarrett W A Nairn P G Strack G S
*Jarrett W Nairn D L *Sturmey W J
Jones H S Narbey W F Styles F J
Jordan H G H Narbey T W *Surrey W L
*Jury V R Nettleingham F J *Swindlehurst F R
Swindlehurst L
*Kelland C G Nielson S E Swindlehurst N
*Kelliher W *Norrell E Tayler R J
Kemp A R *Norris A J *Tayler G W
Tayler B G
Kenny A Norris C S Taylor W D
*Kilbride W G *O’Keeffe W Theobald C P
King J J O’Keeffe F P Theobald C L
Kirk J O’Neill J S Thompson, T
Lambie R Owen W P Thompson V
Lambie W
*Lance E J *Parkes A O Thomas H W
Lee A H *Parsons A F *Turner P J
*Lee H A G Peacock C H Turner H S
Lewis G J Peebles G W *Twomey H M
*Lewis L
Libeau C L *Pennington L Velvin R G
Libeau H M Perry T R *Velvin E J
Libeau L G Philpott G V Vercoe W G
Lynch T *Pollard N A Vickridge C N
*McCarthy H Prussing T Walker C H
McCarthy W J Pryde H J W *Walsh R E
McCracken L A Purdy A J *Walsh T P
McKay J D Reardon N Walsh T A
McKenzie C R Rich F A Walsh J
*McLaughlin E *Robinson H Waters W C
McLaughlin H Rockley S C Watts H J
*McLaughlin J J
McLellan T Rowe G F Whelan W
McSweeney L H Rowe L J White T M
McSweeney E K Rowe F T Whitham E H
McWilliam H S Rowe J D Willy L H
*Mackay, D E C *Rowe M W Willy T J
Mac Leod D S *Roxborough A J Zinsli J
Mac Leod W S *Seed G J Zinsli G
Mac Leod J Shepherd A
Mac Leod G M Shirley H H O
*Mac Leod R B Sim T
Mac Leod A M Sim L
*Maddock R J *Slack C H
Macginness W A *Slater L J
*Maisey N Slater C H
Mannex D J Slater W H
Martin B A Smith J S
Martin H
Maslin R W *Smith W C
Matthews C Sprackett W B
Moir L E Stannard A
*Mortland W J Stade F A
*Murray G W Stanners C C
Stanners H D
Steele J
Stephens A E
*Stevens S
Eltham First World War Memorial Gates (NZ History)
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