Napier's Memorial Square will become a "field of white crosses" next month as the 207 men from the city and Taradale who died in WWI will be honoured and remembered.
Napier RSA support convener Tony Fraser said the Civic Field of Remembrance will be made up of white crosses which will each bear the name of a fallen soldier.
There would also be a 208th cross to signify the national memorial of the unknown warrior.
Mr Fraser said the RSAs wanted to create something significant for this year's Anzac Day commemorations as it would be the 100th centenary of the outbreak of WWI and the field would continue to be laid over the next five years until 2018 - the end of the war.
The crosses would then be gathered up and sent to Wellington where a major tribute site was being planned.