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Waikumete is home to a number of prominent historical areas including the [[Erebus Disaster|Erebus Memorial]], Holocaust Memorial, NZ [[1918 flu pandemic|Influenza Epidemic]] memorial and the [[ANZAC]] Cenotaph. |
Waikumete is home to a number of prominent historical areas including the [[Erebus Disaster|Erebus Memorial]], Holocaust Memorial, NZ [[1918 flu pandemic|Influenza Epidemic]] memorial and the [[ANZAC]] Cenotaph. |
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===War graves=== |
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Two extensive areas of the cemetery were given over for burial of service personnel of the World Wars and post-war veterans. In all, the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] (CWGC) register and maintain the graves of 285 Commonwealth service personnel here, 110 from [[World War I]] and 176 from [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web|title=AUCKLAND (WAIKUMETE) CEMETERY|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/70811/AUCKLAND%20(WAIKUMETE)%20CEMETERY|publisher=[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]access date=15 December 2016}}</ref> |
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The CWGC also commemorate 44 service personnel of World War II cremated at Waikumete Crematorium where, most recently in 1999, they erected a memorial to seven personnel whose ashes were formerly stored in the chapel building and which was placed on the site of their final resting place in the chapel lawn.<ref>{{cite web|title=AUCKLAND (WAIKUMETE) CREMATORIUM|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/4000905|AUCKLAND%20(WAIKUMETE)%20CEMTERY|publisher=[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]access date=15 December 2016}}</ref> |
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==Burials== |
==Burials== |
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Revision as of 23:24, 15 December 2016
| Waikumete Cemetery | |
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 Waikumete Cemetery in March 2014 | |
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| Established | 1886 |
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| Country | New Zealand |
Waikumete Cemetery is New Zealand's largest cemetery. It occupies a site of 108 hectares in Glen Eden, Auckland, and also contains a crematorium in the south-west corner of the cemetery.
Description
Waikumete Cemetery was established in 1886 and is the final resting place for over 70,000 people.[1] The Chapel of Faith in the Oaks was built in 1886 as a mortuary chapel and was used until the larger chapel was built in 1952. It is available for hire for religious services.
Waikumete is home to a number of prominent historical areas including the Erebus Memorial, Holocaust Memorial, NZ Influenza Epidemic memorial and the ANZAC Cenotaph.
War graves
Two extensive areas of the cemetery were given over for burial of service personnel of the World Wars and post-war veterans. In all, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) register and maintain the graves of 285 Commonwealth service personnel here, 110 from World War I and 176 from World War II.[2]
The CWGC also commemorate 44 service personnel of World War II cremated at Waikumete Crematorium where, most recently in 1999, they erected a memorial to seven personnel whose ashes were formerly stored in the chapel building and which was placed on the site of their final resting place in the chapel lawn.[3]
Burials
Some of the notable people buried at the cemetery include:
- Albert Asher (1879–1965), rugby union and rugby league footballer
- Angela D'Audney (1944–2002), Television New Zealand news anchor
- James Crichton (1879–1961), recipient of the Victoria Cross[4]
- Tuna Scanlan (1934–2014), boxer of the 1950s and '60s
- Samuel Shrimski (1828–1902), politician from Oamaru[5]
- Reginald Stanley Judson (1881–1972) recipient of the Victoria Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Military Medal [6]
See also
References
- ^ "Waikumete Cemetery Background, Auckland City Council".
- ^ "AUCKLAND (WAIKUMETE) CEMETERY". Commonwealth War Graves Commissionaccess date=15 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: Missing pipe in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "AUCKLAND (WAIKUMETE) CREMATORIUM". Commonwealth War Graves Commissionaccess date=15 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: Missing pipe in:|publisher=(help); Text "AUCKLAND%20(WAIKUMETE)%20CEMTERY" ignored (help) - ^ Harper, Glyn; Richardson, Colin (2007). In the Face of the Enemy: The Complete History of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) Limited. p. 174. ISBN 1869506502.
- ^ "Death of the Hon Shrimski". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXIII, no. 149. 25 June 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/3j9/judson-reginald-stanley
External links
- Waikumete Cemetery Auckland City Council website
- Tales From The Crypt, Matthew Gray's Historical Column on Waikumete Cemetery Graves
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