# Coutts Island War Memorial plaque, no. 10263, a plaque of Coutts Island

A plaque of the city, standing at Coutts Island War Memorial in Coutts Island, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

The surveyor filed a note, not the words: “1939 - 1945”.

- The ground: Coutts Island War Memorial
- The suburb: [Coutts Island](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island)
- The year the register carries: 2008
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080516/00377/R0017790.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Coutts Island War Memorial plaque, no. 10260](https://www.chch.live/plaque/10260-coutts-island-war-memorial), the surveyor’s note: 1914 - 1919
- [Erected by the Residents in Memory of the Coutts Island](https://www.chch.live/plaque/10261-coutts-island-war-memorial), “ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS IN MEMORY OF THE COUTTS ISLAND BOYS WHO LOST THEIR LIVE…”
- [Coutts Island War Memorial plaque, no. 10262](https://www.chch.live/plaque/10262-coutts-island-war-memorial), the surveyor’s note: Image shows crossed rifles – no inscription
- [Also Those Who Lost Their Lives in Second World War C.](https://www.chch.live/plaque/10264-coutts-island-war-memorial), “ALSO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN SECOND WORLD WAR C. R. PEARCE J. E. EASTERBRO…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Coutts Island War Memorial plaque, no. 10263](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Coutts%20Island%20War%20Memorial%20plaque%2C%20no.%2010263)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Coutts%20Island%20War%20Memorial%20plaque%2C%20no.%2010263)
- [Coutts Island](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island), the suburb it stands in

A name read off an inscription is a lead, not a verified identity, the search is where verification starts.

## The ground under it

- [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 21 September 2010 · 2.3 km from the pin · 10 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.42749&lon=172.6233&radius=250

## Around it

- [War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/war-memorial), the memorial it stands on, its pin sits 18 m away
- [Coutts Island War Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/996-coutts-island-war-memorial-reserve), the community park it’s inside
- [Dickeys Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1082-dickeys-reserve), community park · ~400 m
- [Combined Mtb And Walk](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-1205-combined-mtb-and-walk), track · ~600 m
- [Adventure Trailbike](https://www.chch.live/track/orv-47-adventure-trailbike), track · ~900 m
- [Northwest Kiwanis / Community Project](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308401-groynes), plaque · 1.9 km
- [Kay Kara / our Mate Always Loved](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308402-groynes), plaque · 2.3 km
- [In Loving Memory of / Lois Margaret Dettmer / 27 / 1927](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308403-groynes), plaque · 2.4 km
- [In Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308400-groynes), plaque · 2.5 km


## The reports nearby
49 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9011317), [219 Coutts Island Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/219-coutts-island-road)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8934417), Coutts Island War Memorial Reserve 101 Dickeys Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8923684), Coutts Island War Memorial Reserve 101 Dickeys Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8608670), Coutts Island War Memorial Reserve 101 Dickeys Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7893509), [101 Dickeys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/101-dickeys-road)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7775128), [239 Coutts Island Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/239-coutts-island-road)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7599103), Coutts Island War Memorial Reserve 101 Dickeys Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7379443), [236F Coutts Island Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/236f-coutts-island-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7154766), [159 Dickeys Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/159-dickeys-road)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6987920), [159 Dickeys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/159-dickeys-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6798759), [101 Dickeys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/101-dickeys-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6794711), Coutts Island War Memorial Reserve 101 Dickeys Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Coutts Island War Memorial in [Coutts Island](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island), one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

**What does it say?**

The surveyor filed a note, not the words themselves, “1939 - 1945”. The plaque still earns its page: it stands, the ground is named, and the record’s pin is real.

**Are there others at Coutts Island War Memorial?**

5 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above.

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2008. The books' word, though, a plaque may have weathered since the survey, and the pin is the record’s position.


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Christchurch City Council open data, the Furniture service’s Plaque layer. The inscription is the surveyor’s transcription; "In Service" is the books, not a promise the plaque still reads clean. The pin is the record’s position.
The roll: https://www.chch.live/plaques · the record as data: https://www.chch.live/plaques.json · this plaque’s page: https://www.chch.live/plaque/10263-coutts-island-war-memorial
