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End of WWII - 75th commemoration

Description: 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.

From left: Brigade Command Sergeant Major, WO1 Raymond Kareko; Lieutenant Colonel Ed Craw, RNZAC (Commanding Officer of the Queen Alexandra’s Mounted Rifles Regiment at Linton Camp); Command Warrant Officer Guy Lipsham; Base Commander Ohakea, Group Captain Shaun Sexton, RNZAF; Palmerston North Returned and Services Association Brigadier (Retired) Evan Torrance, who is PNRSA Welfare Trust Chair and Manawatū Officer’s Club Patron; Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Joe Hollander, RNZE (PNRSA Vice-President); Tangi Utikere (Deputy Mayor); Wiremu Te Awe Awe (Rāngitane).