Photo source: Rodney Milner |
Location
Okato Cemetery
History
This Aberdeen granite memorial to Trooper Hempton was one of the first
Boer War memorials erected in New Zealand. It was unveiled by Captain F J Mace,
a hero of the New Zealand Wars and a holder of the New Zealand Cross, on
11/10/1900.
Memorial Roll
- Thomas Alexander Hempton - 2nd
NZMR
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