Six more fallen soldiers have been honoured with white crosses erected at Tauranga waterfront's Field of Remembrance at dawn today.
The six servicemen are John Vernon Bellers, Charles Alfred Clarebrough, John James Grant, William Howard Masefield, Sydney Carlton McCarthny and George Rangitikei Rewa.
Lance Corporal Bellers, 36, was the only Tauranga man to serve with the Canadian Infantry during World War I. He was killed in action in Belgium on August 4, 1918.
First Lieutenant Clarebrough, 36, a member of the Australian Imperial Force's 21st Battalion, was also killed during active service, in France on August 26, 1916.
Private Grant, a member of the Australian Imperial Force's Camel Corps, was killed in action on August 6, 1916, in Egypt. He was aged 30.
Masefield, 21, a private in the 2nd Battalion of the Auckland Infantry Regiment, died in London on July 14, 1916, from his wounds.
McCarthny, a private in the Auckland Infantry Battalion, also died from his wounds in France on August 18, 1916. He too was 21.
Motiti Island-born Rewa, 24, a private in the 1st Maori Contingent B Company, was killed in action on August 31, 2016, in France
By Armistice Day, 109 crosses will have been installed at the waterfront as part of the commemorations around the city to mark 100 years since the end of World War I.
After all the crosses have been installed, they will be moved to Memorial Park, where the city's official Armistice Day Centenary Service will be held.