“Shall they return to beatings of great bells
In wild trainloads?
A few, a few, too few for drums and yells,
May creep back, silent, to still village wells
Up half-known roads.”
Wilfred OwenThat’s essentially the fate of the soldiers who survives a war and gets back home. Memorials are built and edifices are erected, however, what they lose, they lose! National War Memorial, Wellington probably sings for those unseen and unsung heroes of South African War, World Wars One and Two and the wars in Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam. It is one of the prominent tourist attractions in this New Zealand city of Wellington. National War Memorial, Wellington consists of the Hall of Memories and the War Memorial Carillon. Honoring the New Zealanders who sacrificed their lives in the South African War, World Wars and the wars in Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam, National War Memorial stands as one of the principle War Memorials in New Zealand. An unidentified New Zealand soldier is buried in a specifically built Tomb at this Memorial. This specially fashioned tomb was placed in 2004 in front of the memorial. Except on Christmas Day and Good Friday the National War Memorial is open daily
Monday-Saturday: 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday: 12 midday to 4:30 pm
Positioned in Buckle Street, New Zealand National War Memorial is dedicated in the year 1932 on Anzac Day in tribute to the First World War. The focal point for the complex is Lyndon Smith's bronze statue of a family group. This particular work of art is visited by approximately 20,000 people a year. The Memorial bears the names and ranks of the 28,654 New Zealanders who have died in conflicts from the South African (Boer) War to the Vietnam War. Do pay a visit.
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