The Armed Constabulary and Pātea Field Force Monument, located in the Manaia Octagon, was unveiled on Easter Monday 26 April 1886 by Lieut-Colonel J.M. Roberts, Commander of the Armed Constabulary.
The monument was constructed by Messrs. Twigg & Co. and was finished well ahead of the planned unveiling. In December 1885 it was reported that the granite had been shipped from Aberdeen in Scotland and described in some detail how the funds were secured for the monument.
The memorial was originally erected in the centre of the Octagon but was moved to the western side in 1920-21 to accommodate the WWI obelisk.
The monument featured in Kelvin Day's "Of passing interest" series in 2014.
East face inscription:
THIS MONUMENT
TO THE
MEMORY
OF THE
OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE
ARMED CONSTABULARY
AND OF THE
PATEA FIELD FORCE
WHO WERE KILLED DURING THE OPERATIONS
IN PATEA AND AT NGATAPA
IN YEAR 1868-69
IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN
OF THE
A.C. FIELD FORCE
North face inscription:
CONSTABLES
SMITH FARRAN CHISLETT
SHIELDS GILGAU CLARENDON
HOLDEN LEE MCKENZIE
ROSS SATLER CUMMIN
BEAMISH PATH BOYLE
SWORDS URQUHART BARRASS
GAYNOR EASTWOOD CLOWEN
LENNON NORMAN HOWE
MCKOY ROGERS BANKS
ELKIN KENEALLY HORSPOOL
FENNESSY BROWN SMITH
HART McEWAN BARTH
DAVIES SAWYER STEPHENSON
FLUERS GUNDRY
PRIVATES
WALLACE LUMSDEN COLLINS
KERR DEEKS DEVON
GEARY WELLS KENNEALLY
HUGHES SMITH NOGUS
SETTLERS
CLARK SQUIRES
West face inscription:
TURUTURU-MOKAI
TE NGUTU-O-TE-MANU
TE RUARURU
OKUTUKU NGATAPA
KARAKA FLAT AND OTAUTO
South face inscription:
MAJOR VON TEMPSKY
" HUNTER
CAPT ROSS
" BROWN
" BUCK
" PALMER
LIEUT HASTINGS
" HUNTER
SERGEANTS CAHILL
MCFADDEN
KIRWAN
MAXWELL
HETERAKA
MENZIES
CORPORALS BLAKE
RUSSELL
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