# The Combined Services / service Crests / Navy, a plaque of Christchurch Central A plaque of the city, standing at Godley Statue Reserve in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > THE COMBINED SERVICES / \[service crests\] / NAVY / NEW ZEALAND ARMY / AIR FORCE / MERCHANT NAVY The surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as read off the plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. - The ground: [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city) - The year the register carries: 2023 - Rides on: wall - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20230625/Plaque25063/Plaque25063.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally Dedicated on 9 June 1937](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310988-godley-statue-reserve), “Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally dedicated on 9 June 1937 / Damaged by the Ca…” - [Godley Statue Reserve plaque, no. 311004](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311004-godley-statue-reserve), its words filed unknown - [Godley Statue Reserve plaque, no. 311005](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311005-godley-statue-reserve), its words filed unknown - [Godley Statue Reserve plaque, no. 311006](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311006-godley-statue-reserve), its words filed unknown - [Godley Statue Reserve plaque, no. 311007](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311007-godley-statue-reserve), its words filed unknown ## In the archive - [Documents naming The Combined Services / service Crests / Navy](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Combined%20Services%20%2F%20%5Bservice%20Crests%5D%20%2F%20Navy) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=The%20Combined%20Services%20%2F%20%5Bservice%20Crests%5D%20%2F%20Navy) - [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), the ground’s own page - [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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 - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), Cathedral Square and Setting - [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Item](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage - [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage - [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T - [The nearest recorded shake: M4.6](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · ~350 m from the pin · 153 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53067&lon=172.63629&radius=250 ## Around it - [John Robert Godley](https://www.chch.live/memorial/john-robert-godley), the statue it stands on, its pin sits 38 m away - [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), botanic park · under 150 m - [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), botanic park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m - [Antony Gormley / Stay 2015](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310892-stay), plaque · ~200 m - [Christchurch and Antarctica — Gateway City Historical Plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63187-scott-statue-reserve), plaque · ~200 m - [Antarctic Programmes 1957–2007](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63188-scott-statue-reserve), plaque · ~200 m - [Avon Riverbank Central City plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310894-avon-riverbank-central-city), plaque · ~200 m ## The reports nearby 6,595 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9091986), [162 Gloucester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/162-gloucester-street) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9083072), [158 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/158-gloucester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9070812), [86 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9066897), Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9066878), [129 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/129-hereford-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9066872), [134 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/134-hereford-street) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9059869), [110 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/110-armagh-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9054179), [88 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/88-worcester-street) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9045844), [72 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/72-hereford-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9042273), [31 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/31-cathedral-square) - [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9040809), [88 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/88-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9035883), [711 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/711-colombo-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Godley Statue Reserve in [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. **What does it say?** The words above, verbatim, the surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as they were read off the wall. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Godley Statue Reserve?** 6 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2023. The books' word, though, a plaque may have weathered since the survey, and the pin is the record’s position. --- 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/310989-godley-statue-reserve