Thank you Ken !! cheers, Brenda Hamilton, New Zealand On 28/04/2007, at 3:07 AM, Ken Baker wrote: > Fellow listers - I thought you might be interested in the Anzac Day > ceremonies on the other side of the world. I attended the Anzac Day > Remembrance ceremonies in Ypres, Belgium on the 25 April 2007. It was > a > moving ceremony in honour of the fallen of the 1st World War. The > events > were marked by a joint New Zealand and Australian Ceremony led by the > Ambassadors from both countries and some 2000 others present, mostly > New > Zealanders and Australians. > > > > The day started with a wreath laying ceremony at the New Zealand > Memorial at > Mesen/Messines. This was followed later in the morning by a ceremony > at the > Menin Gate in Ypres. The Menin gate is the imposing memorial to the > fallen > of WWI where the names of those who died and have no known grave are > inscribed - except for the New Zealanders whose names are inscribed on > the > memorial at Tyne Cot Cemetery. Those New Zealanders and Australians > who had > gathered, marched from the Ypres Cloth Hall to the Menin Gate where the > ceremonies took place. The "Last Post" was sounded, appropriately, for > exactly the 27,000th time and this was followed by wreath-laying by > the New > Zealand Ambassador, Wade Armstrong and by the Australian Ambassador, > Alan > Thomas, service personnel representatives of the New Zealand and > Australian > Armed Forces and those of the public who wished to lay wreaths. This > was > followed by the playing and singing of the National Anthems of New > Zealand, > Australia and Belgium. In a speech following the ceremonies, the First > Alderman of Ypres, Mr. Lignel, gave a short speech in which he > mentioned > that remains of those who died in the First World War are still being > regularly uncovered - and to give a stark picture of the terrible > carnage of > that war, he mentioned that only in the past week, 209 further remains > of > casualties had been recovered. > > > > This year is special in that it marks the 90th Anniversary of the > Battle of > Passchendaele, one of the turning points of WWI and there are a number > of > special ceremonies being held beginning on June 7, the day of the > start of > the battle. > > > > On the following two web pages, I have attached some photos of the > ceremonies: http://www.kmb-associates.com/AnzacDayYpres2007A.htm and > http://www.kmb-associates.com/AnzacDayYpres2007B.htm. The pages may > take > some time to upload because of the number of photos present. If > anyone is > interested, I have higher resolution copies of the same photos which I > would > be happy to provide - contact me off list. I also have photos of the > memorial at the Tyne Cot cemetery on which the names of those New > Zealanders > who died and who have no known grave are inscribed on the New Zealand > Memorial there. The quality of the stone has declined over the years, > and > some names are difficult to read. Should anyone be interested in the > name > of an ancestor there, I will endeavour to find it. Let me know. > > > > Ken > > > > Queensland Dead Persons Society > Toowoomba www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

That was interesting Ken, I had a 2nd cousin Donald James MCDONALD who died in Hainaut, Belgium and is buried in the Charleroi Communal Cemetery. The date of his death puzzled me as it was 11 Feb. 1919!! There were Majors, etc. buried with him. I think I have now reached the conclusion that he died of Influenza?? What was he doing in Belgium so many weeks after fighting stopped?? His only other sibling Hilda Elizabeth MCDONALD had died in Christchurch New Zealand in November 1918 a few months before Donald. What an unhappy time for my great Uncle and Aunt. Only my interest in Family History has uncovered these tragedies. Regards Janet ( wet CHCH) -----Original Message----- From: australia-new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:australia-new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brenda MacCulloch Sent: Saturday, 28 April 2007 10:51 a.m. To: australia-new-zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND] Anzac Day 2007 in Ypres, Belgium Thank you Ken !! cheers, Brenda Hamilton, New Zealand On 28/04/2007, at 3:07 AM, Ken Baker wrote: > Fellow listers - I thought you might be interested in the Anzac Day > ceremonies on the other side of the world. I attended the Anzac Day > Remembrance ceremonies in Ypres, Belgium on the 25 April 2007. It was > a > moving ceremony in honour of the fallen of the 1st World War. The > events > were marked by a joint New Zealand and Australian Ceremony led by the > Ambassadors from both countries and some 2000 others present, mostly > New > Zealanders and Australians. > > > > The day started with a wreath laying ceremony at the New Zealand > Memorial at > Mesen/Messines. This was followed later in the morning by a ceremony > at the > Menin Gate in Ypres. The Menin gate is the imposing memorial to the > fallen > of WWI where the names of those who died and have no known grave are > inscribed - except for the New Zealanders whose names are inscribed on > the > memorial at Tyne Cot Cemetery. Those New Zealanders and Australians > who had > gathered, marched from the Ypres Cloth Hall to the Menin Gate where the > ceremonies took place. The "Last Post" was sounded, appropriately, for > exactly the 27,000th time and this was followed by wreath-laying by > the New > Zealand Ambassador, Wade Armstrong and by the Australian Ambassador, > Alan > Thomas, service personnel representatives of the New Zealand and > Australian > Armed Forces and those of the public who wished to lay wreaths. This > was > followed by the playing and singing of the National Anthems of New > Zealand, > Australia and Belgium. In a speech following the ceremonies, the First > Alderman of Ypres, Mr. Lignel, gave a short speech in which he > mentioned > that remains of those who died in the First World War are still being > regularly uncovered - and to give a stark picture of the terrible > carnage of > that war, he mentioned that only in the past week, 209 further remains > of > casualties had been recovered. > > > > This year is special in that it marks the 90th Anniversary of the > Battle of > Passchendaele, one of the turning points of WWI and there are a number > of > special ceremonies being held beginning on June 7, the day of the > start of > the battle. > > > > On the following two web pages, I have attached some photos of the > ceremonies: http://www.kmb-associates.com/AnzacDayYpres2007A.htm and > http://www.kmb-associates.com/AnzacDayYpres2007B.htm. The pages may > take > some time to upload because of the number of photos present. If > anyone is > interested, I have higher resolution copies of the same photos which I > would > be happy to provide - contact me off list. I also have photos of the > memorial at the Tyne Cot cemetery on which the names of those New > Zealanders > who died and who have no known grave are inscribed on the New Zealand > Memorial there. The quality of the stone has declined over the years, > and > some names are difficult to read. Should anyone be interested in the > name > of an ancestor there, I will endeavour to find it. Let me know. > > > > Ken > > > > Queensland Dead Persons Society > Toowoomba www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Queensland Dead Persons Society Toowoomba www.audps.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message