Other Anzac Day Highlights

Ms Bland went with her family to visit the war memorial at Auckland Boys Grammar school. They placed a poppy for her great Uncle George who used to attend Auckland Grammar School.

Ms Bland and her niece Georgia remember Corporal George E Keymer who attended Auckland Grammar School.

The war memorial built by the boys of Auckland Grammar after World War 1.

Amelia E attended the Anzac parade in New Lynn with her family. She spotted Miss Connelly marching with the Girls Brigade!

Miss Connelly marches with the Girls Brigadae in the Anzac parade in New Lynn. Photo courtesy of Anna E.

Josh and his family were at the Auckland Domain to commemorate Anzac Day. Josh's dad was the official photographer for the Auckland Museum. He share the following photos with us.

Josh in the Field of Remembrance outside the Auckland Museum. Photo courtesy of Michael Bradley.

The Bradley family found a cross with their name on it. The soldier on it is not known to be a relative of theirs. Photo courtesy of Michael Bradley.

A woman dressed as a World War 1 nurse walks through the Field of Remembrance. Photo courtesy of Michael Bradley.

Four people dressed up in World War 1 period uniform. Photo courtesy of Michael Bradley.

The Auckland Museum with the Field of Remembrance in the foreground. This photograph was taken the old fashioned way using a glass plate. Photo courtesy of Michael Bradley.

The glass plate used to create the photograph above. Photo courtesy of Michael Bradley.

Here is the link to more photos that Josh's dad took of the Anzac commemorations last Saturday.



Elliot has found out that his great great grandfather Stanley Arthur Ivan Taylor was a in World War 1.

Here are the things Elliot's great great grandfather brought back from World War 1.

Elliot's great grandfather fixed and flew Lancaster bombers. You can see him in the picture below. 

Elliot's great grandfather is second from the right in the back row.

A Landcaster bomber flying low over France.

Yashvi went to her first Anzac Day ceremony at the Auckland Museum with her family. Here are some photos showing what she saw.

Yashvi saw the cross full of red poppies in memory of our fallen soldiers.

The fly-over was spectacular.

Guarding the cenotaph.

Remembering Private James in the Field of Remembrance.

Yashvi ommemorates Anzac Day with her family.

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