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Stratford’s hall of remembrance

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Stratford’s hall of remembrance

In the entrance hall of Stratford’s old municipal chambers is one of New Zealand’s most unusual war memorials. Opened in 1920 by Edward, Prince of Wales, the hall contained framed portraits of 129 of the district’s First World War dead. In the late 1940s, 55 portraits of Second World War casualties were added. The hall remains the focus of the community’s Anzac Day ceremonies.

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by Ron Lambert

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Ron Lambert, Taranaki places – Stratford, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/25892/stratfords-hall-of-remembrance (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ron Lambert, published 23 February 2010, updated 1 September 2016.