# In Sacred Memory of Those Who Fell in the Great War 1914, a plaque of Akaroa A plaque of the city, standing at Akaroa War Memorial in Akaroa, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > IN SACRED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 ... (names panel) 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: [Akaroa War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/akaroa-war-memorial), the memorial 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/20080311/00377/R0013012.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [In Sacred Memory of Those Who Fell in World War II 1939](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5008-akaroa-war-memorial), “IN SACRED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945 ... (names panel)” - [Akaroa War Memorial plaque, no. 5009](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5009-akaroa-war-memorial), the surveyor’s note: WWI names panel - [In Sacred Memory of Those Who Fell in the South African War](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5011-akaroa-war-memorial), “IN SACRED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899 - 1902 ... (nam…” - [Akaroa War Memorial plaque, no. 5012](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5012-akaroa-war-memorial), the surveyor’s note: Another WWI names panel - [Their Name Liveth Forever](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5013-akaroa-war-memorial), “THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVER” - [Their Bodies Are Buried in Peace](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5014-akaroa-war-memorial), “THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE” - [They Loved Duty More Than They Feared Death](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5015-akaroa-war-memorial), “THEY LOVED DUTY MORE THAN THEY FEARED DEATH” - [The Glorious Dead](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5016-akaroa-war-memorial), “THE GLORIOUS DEAD” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Sacred Memory of Those Who Fell in the Great War 1914](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Sacred%20Memory%20of%20Those%20Who%20Fell%20in%20the%20Great%20War%201914) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Sacred%20Memory%20of%20Those%20Who%20Fell%20in%20the%20Great%20War%201914) - [Akaroa War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/akaroa-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 - [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), Banks Peninsula War Memorial and Setting - [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=-43.80568&lon=172.96646&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 - [In Memory of Constable R.M. Shepherd Through Whose Energy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4993-cenotaph-war-memorial), plaque · under 150 m - [Cenotaph War Memorial plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4960-cenotaph-war-memorial), plaque · under 150 m - [Lions Club of Akaroa and Bays](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4980-cenotaph-war-memorial), plaque · under 150 m - [Lest We Forget](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4981-cenotaph-war-memorial), plaque · under 150 m ## The reports nearby 315 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 Akaroa 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 Akaroa War Memorial?** 9 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/5010-akaroa-war-memorial