FEATHERSTON CEMETERY.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16078, 7 December 1917, Page 3

FEATHERSTON CEMETERY.

MEMORIAL TO DEAD SOLDIERS. "They also serve who only stand and -wait,'' is a phrase which now catches tho eye of frequenters of the Featherston Cemetery. The fine spirit of comradeship existing between the soldiers at- Featherston Camp has culminated in the erection —in _ memory of their comrades who have died in the camp—of a fine 22 feet high monolithic obelisk. This stone already bears sixteen names of deceased soldiers, inscribed in gilt—men who have hailed from the North Cape to the Bluff. It stands upon a large polished colonial, grey granite die stone. This block _is pupported by a polished 6olid granite base. Tho superstructure is composed of reinforced concrete, finished off with cement plaster. In this portion of the design provision has been made for angle emplacements, which in the future are meant to receive trophies of war from the theatres of conflict. In be.tween the emplacement is shown a neat pattern of black and white marble tiles, a bronze unsheathed sword being fastened diagonally at the base of the stone. . Underneath is shown an engraved monogram of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Tho whole stands upon a platform 16 feet square, and the following inscription stands out prominently:—"ln memory of soldiers who died at the Military Training Camp, Featherston —during the great war— 'They also serve who only stand and wait.' —This monument is erected by their comrades, Featherston Military Camp." The unveiling ceremony, at which all interested are cordially invited to attend, will take place at the Featherston Cemetery on Tuesday next, the Minister nf Defence (Sir James Allen) "kindly agreeing to officiate. Colonel N. P. Adams, C.M.G. TCamr> Commandant), and a large number of troops, will be present.