Search results
Displaying 1-10 of 199 results for "mount+view+cemetery"
-
You're invited to a re-dedication of the 34 veteran graves at Lake Alice Hospital
A ceremony will be held next month to bless a number of previously unmarked graves of First and Second World War veterans who died while in the care of the old Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the...
-
34 memorial plaques unveiled at Mount View Cemetery
Barry Rankin, a Marton resident and life member of the RSA, made it his mission to discover the final resting places of New Zealand servicemen who died while at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital. Barry...
-
Determined effort identifies Lake Alice hospital veterans' graves
Plans are underway for a ceremony in the Rangitikei town of Marton to bless a number of previously unmarked graves of First and Second World War veterans who died while in the care of the old Lake...
-
80 years since the brutal Battle of Cassino
May 2024 marks the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Cassino, which was one of the most brutal and costly battles involving New Zealand forces in the Second World War. Situated at the head of the...
-
Lives lost during pandemic more than 100 years ago honoured by NZDF
When members of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles returned to Gallipoli in 1918 to recover and bury their dead, they faced a new enemy in the form of influenza. More than 104 years on and in the shadow...
-
The New Zealand Remembrance Army | An address from Simon Strombom
Established in June 2018 by former NZ Army Major Simon Strombom, the New Zealand Remembrance Army (NZRA) is now a nationwide volunteer network committed to remembering the people who served and to...
-
Mt View Cemetery
-
An adventurer not retiring anytime soon: Malayan Emergency veteran Neil Ake
Neil Ake (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Maru) joined the New Zealand Army in the late 1950s because he wanted to see the world. It wasn’t the first time he had a longing for...
-
VAB Report: Recognition of service people through burial and memorialisation
This report sets out the principles that the Veterans' Advisory Board (Board) considers should underpin the recognition of service in New Zealand through the burial and memorialisation of service...
-
Entitlements, services, and support for families and whānau of veterans
Check your eligibility for support Eligibility for these entitlements, services, and support will depend on your own circumstances, including: when the veteran first joined where the veteran served....