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The New Zealand Memorial is an obelisk in Greenwich that commemorates 21 British officers and men of the Royal Navy who died in the New Zealand War of 1863–64. The memorial is located near the River Thames, east of the Cutty Sark, close to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. It became a Grade II listed building in 1973. The memorial was designed by , who was commissioned by a memorial fund headed by Rear Admiral Sir William Wiseman, 8th Baronet, former commodore of the Australia Station. The obelisk was made by Charles Raymond Smith.

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  • New Zealand Memorial (fr)
  • New Zealand Memorial (en)
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  • The New Zealand Memorial is an obelisk in Greenwich that commemorates 21 British officers and men of the Royal Navy who died in the New Zealand War of 1863–64. The memorial is located near the River Thames, east of the Cutty Sark, close to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. It became a Grade II listed building in 1973. The memorial was designed by , who was commissioned by a memorial fund headed by Rear Admiral Sir William Wiseman, 8th Baronet, former commodore of the Australia Station. The obelisk was made by Charles Raymond Smith. (en)
  • Le mémorial de la Nouvelle-Zélande est un obélisque situé à Greenwich à Londres, qui commémore 21 officiers britanniques et hommes de la Royal Navy morts dans la guerre de Nouvelle-Zélande de 1863-1864. Le mémorial est situé près de la Tamise, à l'est du Cutty Sark, à proximité du Royal Naval College de Greenwich. Il est devenu un bâtiment classé Grade II en 1973. (fr)
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  • Le mémorial de la Nouvelle-Zélande est un obélisque situé à Greenwich à Londres, qui commémore 21 officiers britanniques et hommes de la Royal Navy morts dans la guerre de Nouvelle-Zélande de 1863-1864. Le mémorial est situé près de la Tamise, à l'est du Cutty Sark, à proximité du Royal Naval College de Greenwich. Il est devenu un bâtiment classé Grade II en 1973. L'obélisque est en granit de Cornouailles gris-rose. Il se dresse sur un socle carré qui repose sur trois larges marches. Le socle est décoré de moulures ressemblant à des chaînes et des cordes, et porte des inscriptions de chaque côté. Il a été construit vers 1872. Les 21 morts commémorés par le mémorial comprennent le capitaine John Fane Charles Hamilton (qui commandait le HMS Esk et d'après qui la ville de Hamilton est nommée), le commandant Edward Hay (qui commandait le HMS Harrier), et d'autres officiers et hommes d'Esk, Harrier, et HMS Curacoa, HMS Eclipse et HMS Miranda. Le mémorial a été conçu par Frederick Sang, qui a été commandé par un fonds commémoratif dirigé par le contre-amiral Sir William Wiseman, 8e baronnet, ancien commodore de la station australienne. L'obélisque a été réalisé par Charles Raymond Smith. (fr)
  • The New Zealand Memorial is an obelisk in Greenwich that commemorates 21 British officers and men of the Royal Navy who died in the New Zealand War of 1863–64. The memorial is located near the River Thames, east of the Cutty Sark, close to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. It became a Grade II listed building in 1973. The obelisk is made from pink-grey Cornish granite. It stands on a square plinth that rests on three wide steps. The plinth is decorated with mouldings resembling chains and ropes, and bears inscriptions on each side. It was constructed c. 1872 and became Grade 2 listed in June 1973. The 21 dead commemorated by the memorial include Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton (who commanded HMS Esk and after whom the city of Hamilton is named), Commander Edward Hay (who commanded HMS Harrier), and other officers and men from Esk, Harrier, and HMS Curacoa, HMS Eclipse, and HMS Miranda. The memorial was designed by , who was commissioned by a memorial fund headed by Rear Admiral Sir William Wiseman, 8th Baronet, former commodore of the Australia Station. The obelisk was made by Charles Raymond Smith. (en)
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