Mainly focused on our shared history/heritage reflecting both passion and work. Once an Army officer and author of two books, with another in gestation
Wellington New Zealand
Joined April 2014
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John McLeod retweeted
As a past member of the New Zealand Military History Committee (2003, 2007 and 2011 conferences) consider securing for your bookshelf this publication of the papers from the last conference in 2020. For details and how to purchase see 🧵#MilitaryHistory #History
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Our staff at working hard to keep the horticulture looking beautiful at Chunuk Bair Cemetery , Gallipoli.
RT @bnbgundogan
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#Gallipoli #Dardanelles #Anzac Shrapnel Valley Cemetery on the Gallipoli Peninsula. 1915, 1923 and today.
John McLeod retweeted
Another stunning drone footage of @CWGC #AriburnuCemetery at #Anzac How amazing to see the bird eye view. @AAPAComms @sarahmoore975 @richhills68 @dgcwgc @NZLainey @saurimo44 #AnzacDay2023 #Gallipoli – at Eceabat, Çanakkale
By 'eck! Still a (very) few places available on our next Gallipoli tour from 15-22 May. Book now for the trip of a lifetime you'll want to do again and again! For more info email us on [email protected] & copy to [email protected] for that really personal touch! Do it now!
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If you watch one thing today…
WATCH🎬 Our Reserve Force soldier CPL Storm Harrison was one of the first two @NZDefenceForce personnel to come to the aid of Esk Valley residents as #CycloneGabrielle wreaked havoc in Hawke’s Bay.
Hear his recollections.
#NZArmy #Force4NZ youtube.com/watch?v=UcXAcls9…
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Our soldiers assisted contractors and logging crews as they removed slips and trees blocking the road through to Tutira. This work will reconnect the community of Tutira to vital supply chain routes accessible by military vehicles.
#NZArmy youtube.com/watch?v=IvB9T-Kg…
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This is what HADR looks like - and gives an ideas of how complex and hard it is in the Hawkes Bay. This included having to move 400l of fuel, by hand, through a river, for a community.
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I’m in awe of the courage and commitment of our Defence Force. They, and other first responders, are doing such amazing mahi 💛🖤
Almost a week into #CycloneGabrielle’s impact, we continue to commit more resources by mobilising & establishing ships, aircraft, vehicles, communications equipment & personnel across the North Island. We now have more than 900 personnel deployed.
bit.ly/3XGuNmb
John McLeod retweeted
A teary moment as we listened to Pokarekare Ana 🎶 under the Menin Gate in Ypres, Flanders. 🇳🇿🇧🇪 @MFATNZ @lastpostieper @NZDefenceForce
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It was 100 years later that we stood there at Tel Beersheba in the middle of the Negev Desert in Israel, and commemorated and honoured our NZ Mounted Rifles from 1917. A challenge like no other in extreme conditions. But we did it.
Ake Ake Kia Kaha #Beersheba100
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NEWS📢 After making history in 2020 as our nation’s first female Usher of the Black Rod, our Deputy Director Visits and Ceremonial Sandra McKie has now been permanently appointed to the role.
#Force4NZ nzdf.mil.nz/news/nzdfs-cerem…
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NEWS📢 The Government has announced steps to formally recognise the valuable service of Pacific Island coastwatchers.
We take great pride in being a driving force in ensuring the Pacific Island coastwatchers receive that acknowledgement.
#Force4NZ nzdf.mil.nz/coastwatchers
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Our personnel took part in the final official act of remembrance for Her Majesty The Late Queen Elizabeth II today during the State Memorial Service in Wellington.
Read more ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/state-memorial-s…
#Force4NZ
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WATCH🎬 Commander Joint Forces NZ Rear Admiral Jim Gilmour reflects on the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal.
Our NZDF contingent has been in Solomon Islands attending memorial services to honour and remember all those who served.
#Force4NZ
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Today we have commemorated the 107th anniversary of Battle of Chunuk Bair. It was an honour to read the “Odd of Remembrance” and lay a wreath on behalf of @CWGC #ChunukBairMemorial – at Ayvacık, Çanakkale
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A privilege to meet Willie Apiata, New Zealand’s most recent recipient of the Victoria Cross medal for bravery in Uruzgan Province. Good to see NZ well represented at WWII commemorations in Honiara by Defence Minister @PeeniHenare
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The ceremony today began at dawn on Bloody Ridge, the site of a major battle between Allied forces, mainly Americans, and the Japanese which changed the course of the war and contributed to the Allied Force's victory in World War II.
#Force4NZ
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NEWS📢 Personnel from our NZDF contingent have remembered all those who served in Solomon Islands during World War II, as they attended commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal today.
Read online➡️nzdf.mil.nz/guadalcanal-comm…
#Force4NZ
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Les coquelicots de Nontron, or poppies of Nontron. This small town has 3 war memorials inscribed with names from the Franco-Prussian war and two World Wars particularly la Résistance operating out of caves across the region.
#1GM #WW1 #2GM #WW2 #Dordogne #Histoire #Patrimoine – at France
