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The Trooper Tarrant memorial on the Motueka Quay. The memorial was unveiled on 8 July 1903.
Motueka’s South African War memorial is one of the nine nationwide which also celebrates the coronation of King Edward VII. At its base there is a marble tablet dedicated to Trooper Leonard M. Tarrant of the 1st New Zealand Contingent, who died of enteric fever on 15 April 1900 at Pretoria. Trooper Tarrant is also honoured on the Nelson memorial.
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Image and information: Karen Astwood, Heritage New Zealand, 2009