Palmerston North Memorial was unveiled on the 7 February 1926 by the then Prime Minister Gordon Coates. Coates had himself served in WW1 winning a Military Cross and a Bar. Below is are two separate links to a newspaper reports on the "Not peace at any price " speech Coates gave while unveiling the memorial. (when on links you have to scroll down page through other reports)
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19260212.2.42&srpos=7&e=11-02-1926-13-02-1926--10--1----2coates+--
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19260212.2.43&srpos=12&e=11-02-1926-13-02-1926--10--11----2coates+--
The photo of the memorial is not the best, when I get to Palmerston North myself I shall improve on it. After some further research I have also discovered some other interesting memorials to visit in the area, including one dedicated to the Medical Corp.
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