How many ww1 memorials are in NZ?
500 public memorials
New Zealand’s First World War memorials are part of the fabric of our lives. Virtually every township has one, usually in the main street. Excluding the many honours boards and plaques in schools and churches, there are well over 500 public memorials to the soldiers of the Great War, 1914–1918.
How many war memorials are there in NZ?
There are more than 60 memorials in New Zealand to the dead of the New Zealand Wars.
What were New Zealand soldiers called?
The New Zealand Army (Māori: Ngāti Tūmatauenga, “Tribe of the God of War”) is the land component of the New Zealand Defence Force and comprises around 9,778 Regular Force personnel, 2,800 Reserve Force personnel and 3000 civilians.
How many NZ soldiers were executed in ww1?
Five New Zealand soldiers
*Five New Zealand soldiers were executed during the First Wold War. Braithwaite was tried and executed by British military authorities. The four others, Victor Spencer, Frank Hughes, John Sweeney and John King were dealt with by New Zealand military authorities for desertion.
Why do we have a war memorial?
What is a war memorial? A war memorial is a commemorative object intended to remind us of the people who served in and died as a result of war. War memorials may take many forms, but common to all of them is the intention that they remind us of those we have lost to war.
Who often led the campaign for a local memorial to be built?
Family and friends wanted a sacred place nearby, a kind of surrogate tomb, where they could visit and remember their loved ones. In the 1920s mothers and sisters would rub their fingers over their son’s name on the local memorial. Often parents of fallen soldiers led the campaign for a local memorial.
Did NZ fight in ww1?
New Zealanders fought in most of the battles leading up to the fall of Jerusalem and the defeat of the Ottoman Army, and were praised for their fighting alongside their Australian and British comrades.
How many American soldiers were shot for cowardice in ww1?
By charge
| Charge | Number |
|---|---|
| Desertion | 266 |
| Murder | 37 |
| Cowardice | 18 |
| Quitting a post without authority | 7 |
What happened to soldiers who deserted in ww1?
“During the period between August 1914 and March 1920 more than 20,000 servicemen were convicted by courts-martial of offences which carried the death sentence. Only 3,000 of those men were ordered to be put to death and of those just over 10% were executed.”
What does glorious dead mean?
Cenotaph means ’empty tomb’. It symbolises the unprecedented losses suffered during the First World War and is dedicated to ‘The Glorious Dead’. There are no names inscribed on the Cenotaph, which allowed individuals to assign their own meaning to the memorial.