Permanent protection likely for NZ war horse memorial

Bess on the banks of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan River inwards 1918. 

A memorial that honours ane of the handful of New Zealand horses who returned from overseas wartime service may shortly accept permanent protection.

The Memorial to Bess, located on individual province owned past times AgResearch, virtually Bulls,  is ane of real few worldwide to commemorate the nation of war service of horses.

The New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) is working alongside AgResearch to protect as well as conserve the memorial as well as its immediate surrounds through a heritage covenant as well as conservation management innovation to ensure it remains much as it was when erected next Bess’ expiry as well as her burial on the site inwards 1934.

The Memorial likewise serves as a reminder of the horse’s owner, Colonel Charles Guy Powles, who served alongside distinction as well as became an as of import figure on his return.

Colonel Powles as well as Bess were active inwards Arab Republic of Egypt inwards 1915, Sinai  in 1916, Palestine inwards 1917-18, French Republic inwards 1918, Deutschland inwards 1919 as well as England inwards 1920 alongside the Wellington Mounted Rifles.

Colonel Powles went on to instruct principal of staff of the New Zealand Army inwards 1923 as well as a headmaster at Flock House, established to help the dependents of nation of war veterans.

The Memorial to Bess. © NZHPT

Trust heritage adviser Natasha Naus said the memorial was a personal tribute from Colonel Powles to his horse.

It had, over time, instruct a memorial to all horses that served inwards the war.

“The New Zealand Expeditionary Force comprised 3 squadrons of 7766 men as well as 3753 horses, as well as thus for Bess to provide home, as well as alongside the same owner, was really remarkable.

“The Historic Places Trust is delighted to hold upward discussing alongside AgResearch the value of a heritage covenant as well as conservation management innovation that volition inform as well as lead futurity plant on the site.”

Heritage covenants are registered on a holding championship as well as need all subsequent owners to consult alongside the trust if in that place are whatsoever changes to the site considered.

“The covenant volition ensure all New Zealanders proceed to accept access to the site spell beingness mindful as well as respectful of its place on a working farm as well as beingness individual property,” Ms Naus said.

Bess poses alongside trooper Trooper Clutha McKenzie for the ANZAC Memorial sculptors later both had returned to New Zealand later the war. Trooper McKenzie had been blinded during an activeness on Gallipoli as well as Bess was the exclusively Equus caballus to provide domicile that departed alongside the Main Body – both were selected to correspond the New Zealand ANZAC’s on the famed memorial.

Marcus Wilson wrote a thesis on the piece of occupation of the New Zealand military machine Equus caballus during the  Anglo-Boer War as well as World War 1.

An concern human relationship of his question tin hold upward found here.

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