Troops started heading off from Auckland to battle in 1914, and they were joined by all sorts of supplies. By 1915, the carnage was great and most realized this would not be a quick conflict. A beacon went up on Quay Street in Auckland; it was designed perhaps metaphorically to guide people back home after the war. More information was added to the memorial during and after the war.
Things changed in 1969. Considerable redevelopment took place along the waterfront, and the beacon needed to be moved out to avoid the construction. It was placed in storage for safe keeping. The problem was - it was quickly forgotten.
But it was found in 1999, and restored thanks to a donation from a refugee from Nazi Germany. It went back into public service in 2000, and was placed by the Maritime Museum in 2009. Then in 2022, the monument finally went back to the spot where it was first located.
A happy ending at last.
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