# In Memory of Constable R.M. Shepherd Through Whose Energy, a plaque of Akaroa A plaque of the city, standing at Cenotaph War Memorial in Akaroa, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > IN MEMORY OF CONSTABLE R.M. SHEPHERD THROUGH WHOSE ENERGY THIS SITE WAS ACQUIRED FOR THE PENINSULA WAR MEMORIAL 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: [Cenotaph War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1828-cenotaph-war-memorial), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa) - The year the register carries: 2008 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080310/00377/R0012948.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Cenotaph War Memorial plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4960-cenotaph-war-memorial), the surveyor’s note: Inscription faint, mostly unreadable - [In Memory of Ted Armstrong a Loyal Member and Friend](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4979-cenotaph-war-memorial), “In Memory of Ted Armstrong A Loyal Member and Friend (on drinking fountain)” - [Lions Club of Akaroa and Bays, no. 4980](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4980-cenotaph-war-memorial), “Lions Club of Akaroa and Bays” - [Lest We Forget](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4981-cenotaph-war-memorial), “LEST WE FORGET” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Memory of Constable R.M. Shepherd Through Whose Energy](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20Constable%20R.M.%20Shepherd%20Through%20Whose%20Energy) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20Constable%20R.M.%20Shepherd%20Through%20Whose%20Energy) - [Cenotaph War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1828-cenotaph-war-memorial), the ground’s own page - [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), 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 - [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R14/78 2014 - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2008 Akaroa Basin Harbour Settlements Study - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaroa (Akaroa) - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 3.3 km from the pin · 2 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.80573&lon=172.96664&radius=250 ## Around it - [Cenotaph War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1828-cenotaph-war-memorial), the botanic park it’s inside - [Akaroa Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1774-akaroa-beach), community park · under 150 m - [The Glorious Dead](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5016-akaroa-war-memorial), plaque · under 150 m - [In Sacred Memory of Those Who Fell in the Great War 1914](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5010-akaroa-war-memorial), plaque · under 150 m - [In Sacred Memory of Those Who Fell in the South African War](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5011-akaroa-war-memorial), plaque · under 150 m - [In Sacred Memory of Those Who Fell in World War II 1939](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5008-akaroa-war-memorial), plaque · under 150 m ## The reports nearby 316 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8863176), [57 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/57-rue-lavaud) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8828396), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8790582), 5–9 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8774866), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8569887), [2 Julius Place, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/2-julius-place) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8429782), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8424264), [58 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/58-rue-lavaud) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8272941), [26 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/26-rue-balguerie) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8238135), [63 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/63-rue-lavaud) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8176329), [80 Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/80-rue-jolie) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8136177), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud) - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/7988934), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Banks Peninsula Ward 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Cenotaph War Memorial in [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), 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 plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Cenotaph 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. --- 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/4993-cenotaph-war-memorial