This database contains information from a number of sources and will be added to over time.
Auckland City Council archives currently houses two WWI-related honour boards in its research room. One lists those members of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Club who served in WWI; the other is the Borough of Newmarket WWI Roll of Honour Board. In addition, we also hold records regarding war memorials that were erected with some involvement by councils, for example the donation of land for a memorial to fallen soldiers in Epsom - the Marivare Reserve and memorial arch. We are also indexing names from memorials erected by other organisations within the Auckland city area, for example the memorial obelisk at Viaduct Harbour commemorating the services of the staff of the Auckland Harbour Board in World War I.
The database contains the following pieces of information transcribed from the memorials: name of soldier and an indication if the soldier was killed whilst in service. Additional research into those listed has also been conducted and this information is displayed where available.
The database is searchable by name of soldier, name of honour board/memorial, and war. Use the Browse button to browse the contents of these fields. The search will return those entries that match your search criteria. Links have been made to photographs from Auckland City Council archives and Libraries' Special Collections Heritage Images Online database. If you click on a serial number, you can view images and further information on a soldier from the Auckland War Memorial Museum's Cenotaph Database. You can also use the references provided to search Archives New Zealand's Archway Database for further information about a particular person. For some entries, there are additional references to other sources of information and online databases.
This database is a full transcript of entries from the war memorials and honour boards. For further information, please contact Auckland City Council archives.
Search: Content from WW1 and after
Use this widget to search for content relating to the return of soldiers to New Zealand from World War I. This will retrieve results from a central database containing information that has been provided by organisations contributing to the National Digital Forum's Coming Home Initiative.
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