TheNew Zealand Memorial is an obelisk inGreenwich that commemorates 21 British officers and men of the Royal Navy who died in theNew Zealand War of 1863–64. The memorial is located near theRiver Thames, east of theCutty Sark, close to theRoyal 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 2listed in June 1973.
The 21 dead commemorated by the memorial include CaptainJohn Fane Charles Hamilton (who commandedHMSEsk and after whom the city ofHamilton is named), Commander Edward Hay (who commandedHMSHarrier), and other officers and men fromEsk,Harrier, andHMSCuracoa,HMSEclipse, andHMSMiranda.
The memorial was designed byFrederick Sang, who was commissioned by a memorial fund headed by Rear AdmiralSir William Wiseman, 8th Baronet, former commodore of theAustralia Station. The obelisk was made byCharles Raymond Smith.
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