Topic: Stories from the First World War
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A Christchurch City Libraries WW100 project to create biographies for soldiers listed on memorials in the Christchurch area.
To commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the First World War staff at Christchurch City Libraries created biographies for a number of men and women from the district who had their names recorded on various memorials, honour rolls and plaques.
A number of libraries also held displays or events that shared these stories with their communities.
- Peterborough Street Soldier Project
- The Burwood Boys
- The New Brighton Boys
- Christmas Reunion, Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, 1914
- Manchester Men
- Halswell Heroes
There are biographies available for men and women listed on the following memorials:
- Belfast War Memorial (also known as Sheldon Park War Memorial)
- Burwood War Memorial
- Christchurch City Council Roll of Honour
- Coutts Island War Memorial
- Elmwood School War Memorial
- Halswell War Memorial
- Halswell Hall Roll of Honour
- Harewood War Memorial
- Heathcote War Memorial
- Hornby Primary School War Memorial
- Lyttelton War Memorial
- Marshland War Memorial
- Oxford Terrace Baptist Church Honour Roll
- Papanui War Memorial
- Pigeon Bay War Memorial
- St Augustine’s Anglican Church Roll of Honour
- Sumner War Memorial Plaque
- Taylors Mistake War Memorial
- Upper Riccarton memorial library
- Waltham memorial gates
- Wharenui School Memorial Gates
- Wharenui School Roll of Honour
- Witch Hill War Memorial
- Woolston War Memorial, Cricket Pavillion
