They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

LEST WE FORGET

If you visit Taruheru Cemetery on ANZAC day, help is available to guide you to find who you are looking for.
Look for the Hi-Viz or head to the office.

List of all our veterans

Online cemetery record search

Our online cemetery database includes headstone photos and inscriptions for most of our cemeteries.

You can also go to an interactive aerial map.

Search our online cemetery database

You can search by surname and/or given name, or words on the headstone inscription if we have it.
You can also narrow your search by cemetery.

Details for George Ivan Shanks

Warrant Number:	27663
Surname:	Shanks
Forenames:	George Ivan
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	71
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	Unknown
Date of Death:	Unknown
Date of Burial:	12 January 1980 (Saturday)
Cemetery:	Taruheru
Block:	RSA34
Plot #:	36
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	2nd NZEF, 484413 Pte G I SHANKS, NZ Infantry, died 9 January 1980 aged 71 years; DOROTHY E L SHANKS, died 8 November 1995 aged 84 years.