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Cave war memorial

  • The War memorial at Cave, sitting beside the road
  • Close up of the war memorial at Cave, showing the text of the memorial's inscription

The war memorial at Cave sits on top of the pass above the settlement. The rock is Timaru basalt. Click on the image thumbnail to read the memorial's poetic inscription.

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John Wilson, South Canterbury places – Fairlie, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/11458/cave-war-memorial (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.