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 North Otago memorial oaks, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand


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Latitude: -45.0975118, Longitude: 170.9704148 | Click to get directions to North Otago memorial oaks

Cemetery Photos

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Angus McPherson
Angus McPherson
In 1919 locals planted 400 oak trees in North Otago, one for every serviceman from the district killed during the war. They were planted in the form of a wheel, the hub being in central Oamaru, and radiating out both north and south into the countryside (where they were planted at one-mile intervals). Where possible, the oaks were planted near the home of the serviceman they commemorated.
 
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Angus McPherson
Angus McPherson
In 1919 locals planted 400 oak trees in North Otago, one for every serviceman from the district killed during the war. They were planted in the form of a wheel, the hub being in central Oamaru, and radiating out both north and south into the countryside (where they were planted at one-mile intervals). Where possible, the oaks were planted near the home of the serviceman they commemorated.
Many of the plaques attached to the trees have aged and been replaced... 
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Archibald McPherson
Archibald McPherson
In 1919 locals planted 400 oak trees in North Otago, one for every serviceman from the district killed during the war. They were planted in the form of a wheel, the hub being in central Oamaru, and radiating out both north and south into the countryside (where they were planted at one-mile intervals). Where possible, the oaks were planted near the home of the serviceman they commemorated.