South African War veterans: Picturing Canterbury

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South African War veterans. Christchurch Star Archive. In copyright. CCL-StarP-05503A.

South African War veterans laying a wreath at the Queen Victoria Statue in commemoration of the signing of the South African War peace treaty. Pictured are, from left, W. Lee, W. Shackel, A. Allan, E. Davis, P. L. Symonds, F. Meakin, J. Byfield and J. Clarke. 2 June 1969.

Do you have any photographs of Canterbury veterans of the South African War? If so, feel free to contribute to our collection.

The Discovery Wall is a large interactive exhibition which allows several people to simultaneously explore images and stories of the history of the people and places of Christchurch. Images displayed on the Wall can also be found on the Discovery Wall website.

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