Memorials : 1
Location : Tuamarina, Marlborough District, New Zealand
Coordinate : -41.4285146, 173.9597007
Description : After the deaths at the Wairau Affray, Rev. Samuel Ironside, with help from Māori from his mission, buried twenty one of the twenty two dead from Nelson. The bodies of those executed at the top of the hill were buried in one mass grave and those who were killed in the initial gunfight by the waters edge were buried together in another. In total, six people were buried in a grave by the river. These graves are located near to the Titoki tree and the Wairau Affray Rest Area and are marked by simple gravestones with writing scrawn on some... Read More

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  • Where is Wairau Affray Graves?

    Wairau Affray Graves is located at Pioneer Place, Tuamarina, Marlborough, New Zealand Tuamarina, Marlborough District ,Marlborough ,New Zealand.

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    1 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Wairau Affray Graves?

    Latitude: -41.4285146
    Longitude: 173.9597007

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