More Info →Farewell to local soldiers, Mauriceville West

Mauriceville West, a Scandinavian settlement in Wairarapa, sent 44 young men to World War One, of whom six were killed in action. Rasmus Peter Hansen and Inger Marie [Kjestrup] Hansen are far left, back row. Back Row: Rasmus Peter Hansen, Inger Marie Hansen (nee Kjestrup), Eskild Pedersen, Mrs. Hannah Pedersen, Jorgen Nielsen, Mrs. Nielsen, Mrs. Hemming Nielsen. Front Row: Peter Hansen, Unknown, Niels Pedersen, Arthur (H.A.) Hansen, Peter Nielsen (son of Jorgen Nielsen), Harold Hansen and Marius Nielsen (son of Jorgen Nielsen). Peter Hansen, Arthur Hansen and Harold Hansen all sons of Rasmus and Inger Hansen.