Camp sculpture to be dedicated
The $620,000 Paul Dibble sculpture commemorating the World War One Featherston Military Camp, New Zealand’s largest military camp, will be dedicated and gifted on Saturday 10 November. The sculpture highlights the significance of the camp in local and national history. It was built by the Public Works Department in 1915 following the outbreak of the First World War, and opened on 24 January 1916. The camp depended on Featherston and its residents for essential supply and support services. Over 60,000 soldiers went through the camp before going to the Western Front and Palestine. Nearly two-thirds of the 103,000 New Zealand servicemen who served overseas in World War One went through the camp.
