End of WWII - 75th commemoration
Object type
Image
- Description
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Palmerston North marked the 75th anniversary of the end of the second world war on 15 August, with a wreath-laying service at the Cenotaph in the Square. Dignitaries were piped on to the concourse by the Pipes and Drums of Palmerston North. As well as the wreath laying, city flags flew, a lament was piped and the clocktower bells rang.
Wreath being laid by Lieutenant Colonel Ed Craw, RNZAC (Commanding Officer of the Queen Alexandra’s Mounted Rifles Regiment at Linton Camp), accompanied by Brigade Command Sergeant Major, WO1 Raymond Kareko.
Identification
- Relation
- IMCA Digital Archive
- Date
- August 15, 2020
- Digitisation id
- 2021P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_033650
- Format
- Born Digital
- Held in
- IMCA Digital Archive
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Creation
- Created By
- PNCC
- Place
- Te Mare o Hine/The Square
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone