MEMORIAL TO FALLEN IN CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL.—A memorial commemorating those of the British Empire who gave their lives in the 1939-45 war was unveiled in the Christchurch Cathedral by the Governor-General (Sir Bernard Freyberg, V.C.) yesterday, The memorial completes the chapel of St. Michael and St. George, shown in this photograph. Inscribed on the panelling are the names of the men and women of the diocese of Christchurch who died in the war. The figures of St. Michael and St. George, each surmounting a slain. dragon, flank the chapel. The Royal Arms and the arms of the various countries of the British Commonwealth are incorporated in the memorial.

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25954, 7 November 1949, Page 8

MEMORIAL TO FALLEN IN CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL.—A memorial commemorating those of the British Empire who gave their lives in the 1939-45 war was unveiled in the Christchurch Cathedral by the Governor-General (Sir Bernard Freyberg, V.C.) yesterday, The memorial completes the chapel of St. Michael and St. George, shown in this photograph. Inscribed on the panelling are the names of the men and women of the diocese of Christchurch who died in the war. The figures of St. Michael and St. George, each surmounting a slain. dragon, flank the chapel. The Royal Arms and the arms of the various countries of the British Commonwealth are incorporated in the memorial.