A VERY DIFFERENT GREAT WAR MONUMENT

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Located at Kuriheka sheep station, well off the beaten track in North Otago New Zealand, is this interesting monument to those locals who served and died in the Great War.
Erected by Colonel Joseph Cowie Nichols, who had purchased the Kuriheka sheep station in 1885, the cairn lists those who served from the area, and those who died are marked by a *. Three who died are Colonel Nichols sons. One son survived.
In addition to the cairn, Colonel Nichols gathered together an interesting array of big guns, and these are also on display. There are two 64lb Armstrong guns, a 75mm Krupp with Turkish inscriptions, and several other large pieces. The Krupp was captured by the Worcestershire Yeomanry Regiment near the Suez Canal in 1917.
If you are ever in the area, a visit is well worthwhile especially if you like things which go off with a big bang!
Hope you enjoy......
Stu