Memorial or cemetery
Monument to the War of Independence in Purku
The memorial to the men of Järvakandi parish who fell in the War of Independence, by the sculptor Richard Hammer, was unveiled on 22 June 1930 in front of the school at Purku. It was smashed in 1940, rebuilt during the German occupation, and destroyed for good in 1950. On 24 June 1989 a new memorial closely copying the original was unveiled about 30 metres south-east of the old site, where a road once ran and the school park now grows. Its name plaque is a survivor from the version raised in 1942.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Järvakandi valla Vabadussõjas langenud meeste mälestussammas, kujur Richard Hammeri looming, avati 22. juunil 1930 Purku kooli ees. 1940. aastal see lõhuti, Saksa okupatsiooni ajal taastati ja 1950. aastal hävitati lõplikult. 24. juunil 1989 avati endisest kohast umbes 30 meetrit kagus, kus kunagi oli tee ja nüüd on kooli park, uus algupärasele väga sarnane sammas. Selle nimetahvel on säilinud 1942. aastal püstitatud sambalt.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A4rvakandi_Vabaduss%C3%B5ja_m%C3%A4lestussammas ↗