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Friends of Karori Cemetery was incorporated as a Charitable Trust on 17 February 2021. Their stated purpose is to advocate for and develop the Karori Cemetery, and to assist with grave/plot restoration. They offer tours of the cemetery on the first Sunday of each month.
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In addition, the CWGC erected the
Wellington Provincial Memorial, in the form of a marble arch connecting the two Services sections, inscribed with the names of service personnel from Wellington Province who died serving in the World Wars but have no known grave.
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Friends of Karori Cemetery was incorporated as a Charitable Trust on 17 February 2021. Their purpose is to advocate for and develop the heritage and ecological values of Karori Cemetery, and to assist with grave/plot restoration.
255:(CWGC) also erected a plaque commemorating 15 New Zealand service personnel of World War II who were cremated at Karori Crematorium and their ashes scattered. It is set into the Services Columbarium Wall in the Services section.
289:(1866β1921), popular orator, suffragist and temperance worker β president of New Zealand Women's Christian Union 1901β1906; president of New Zealand Society for the Protection of Women and Children 1903β1911
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services sections. Buried here are 268 Commonwealth service personnel of World War I β including most deaths from the first New
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