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The New Zealand Cemetery
On the east side of the central level of the cemetery are the graves of more than a hundred New Zealand, Indian and other soldiers who died in the field hospitals at Brockenhurst during and after the first World War. By order of the Imperial War Graves Commission the original white wooden crosses were replaced in 1924 by engraved head-stones, and the impressive memorial cross was erected in 1927. An annual service is held here on the Sunday next to Anzac Day, attended by a representative of the New Zealand High Commission and of the New Zealand Forces.
New Zealand War Graves
Click here for a list of the names New Zealand War Graves
St. Saviour’s Church
St. Saviour’s Church is situated close to the centre of the village, near the Watersplash.
It was the original intention of Lieut.-Commander and Mrs. E.L.Walker-Munro to build a private chapel for their residence, Rhinefield House, completed in 1890 two miles to the west of Brockenhurst – and now converted into an hotel. However, the then Vicar persuaded the Walker-Munros that a new and larger church would be of great value to the village and the present site was chosen. The architects were Romaine-Walker and Besant of Old Bond Street, London.
St. Saviour’s was started in 1895 and is a remarkable example of late Victorian Gothic. As the work progressed the expense came to exceed the original estimate so that building was stopped by 1903 and a temporary wall was erected at the west end.
The church was opened for worship in 1905 and was conveyed to the Winchester Diocesan Trustees in 1914 and to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 1922. Through the generosity of the donors’ four grandsons, work on the west end was resumed in 1960 and the present structure completed in 1961.
