Washdyke War Memorial
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To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die. |
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In grateful memory of The Levels and Washdyke men who gave their lives in the great war.
1914 -1918 |
1940 - 1945 Clarke, David H. Glenday, Lindsay D. Glenday, Neil M.
This prominent granite memorial is located at the intersection State Highway 1 and the turn off to Pleasant Point, State Highway 8. |
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June 2005. In about 18 months the war monument at Washdyke, erected c.1920, will be moved from the middle of the busy Pleasant Point Highway/State Highway One intersection to a grassy section on the north west side of the main highway and this will make the intersection safer and safer for people on Anzac Day. About 45 to 55 people have turned up for the last three Anzac Days.
28 January 2009
The Washdyke War Memorial monument has to be shifted from the centre of the
intersection to the roadside nearby, State Highway 1 and 8 realignment. The base
of the structure contains a water tank full of concrete.
April 2010 photos taken by
M.T. of the relocated war memorial at
Washdyke, now on a landscaped grassed area beside SH1, slightly north of where
it was on the junction of SH1 and SH8 to Pleasant Point. There are now traffic
lights where it previously stood. There were three wreaths, one poppy and a
bouquet of garden cut flowers. See the nor west fan cloud...it was warm when the
photos were taken but due to change anytime and the weather was meant to come up
rough.
Monumental movement effort
Timaru Herald 4 February 2010
It was a
monumental task but the Washdyke war memorial made it safely to a new
location. Contractors had an early start yesterday morning with crane and hands
on site to move the monument from the centre of the intersection of State
Highways 1 and 8 to its new home on the roadside nearby. The memorial was moved
into its new position without a hitch, New Zealand Transport Agency project
manager. Contractors drilled four holes through the base of the monument and
placed metal rods before it was lifted by crane onto a truck and across the
road. The crane then swung into operation again and lifted the monument into its
new location where contractors set it in concrete. Washdyke Anzac committee
chairman said he was pleased the move went smoothly. The monument's new location
would be a lot better for Anzac Day wreath-laying services. More work on the
monument is to be carried out, with bluestone steps to be replaced, recovered
and raised to improve access.
South Canterbury, New ZealandGenWeb Project
"... one never forgets the unshakable camaraderie and the memories that live with you forever, long after the guns are silenced."