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, east of the Cutty Sark, close to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. It became a Grade II listed building in 1973. The obelisk is made from pink-grey Cornish granite. It stands on a square plinth that rests on three wide steps. The plinth is decorated with mouldings resembling chains and ropes, and bears inscriptions on each side. It was constructed c. 1872 and became Grade 2 listed in June 1973. The 21 dead commemorated by the memorial include Captain

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(who commanded HMS ''Esk'' and after whom the city of

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is named), Commander Edward Hay (who commanded HMS ''Harrier''), and other officers and men from ''Esk'', ''Harrier'', and HMS ''Curacoa'', HMS ''Eclipse'', and HMS ''Miranda''. The memorial was designed by Frederick Sang, who was commissioned by a memorial fund headed by Rear Admiral

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, former commodore of the Australia Station. The obelisk was made by Charles Raymond Smith.

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Monument to officers and men who fell in New Zealand campaign 1863–64
National Heritage List for England, Historic England
Obelisk: New Zealand obelisk
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Royal Navy New Zealand War 1863–1864
Imperial War Museum
Maritime Memorials
National Maritime Museum Greenwich
Royal Navy New Zealand War 1863–1864
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