I’ve known bits and pieces of my great grandfather’s story but yesterday I had the opportunity to sit down with my grandmother and her brother to uncover the full truth. My great-uncle undertook his own research in France a few years ago, following in the footsteps of his father, including the exact spot where he was wounded, according to field reports. He travelled to many of the places which I too will visit in fewer than two weeks’ time! Here is the story of my great-grandfather which I have...
The 7th Reinforcements leave Wellington for Suez on 9th October 1915.
(Image retrieved from http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C42912)
An overview of our project that hangs at the exhibition in the Queen Elizabeth II Pukeahu Education Centre at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington.
Baradene College students Olivia Mendonca and Genevieve Bowler with the Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key, at their exhibition at opening of the Queen Elizabeth II Pukeahu Education Centre at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Wellington, where the Shared Histories project by Baradene College of the Sacred Heart in Auckland and the French school Lycée Professionnel Jean Macé, in Chauny, France is on display.
Baradene College students Olivia Mendonca and Genevieve Bowler with the Governor-General of New Zealand, Sir Jerry Mateparae,
The Queen Elizabeth II Pukeahu Education Centre at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park was opened in Wellington with the Shared Histories project by Baradene College of the Sacred Heart in Auckland and the French school Lycée Professionnel Jean Macé, in Chauny, France on display. The centre is the birthday gift from New Zealand to Queen Elizabeth. We were very pleased...
Voilà une présentation dans laquelle je décris pourquoi je m' intéresse à l'histoire de la Grande Guerre,
The success of our Shared Histories Partnership project has been acknowledged by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage in Wellington.
These past holidays, I was able to visit Europe for the first time ever!
Je sais que c’est un peu, peut-être beaucoup, hors sujet mais je suis un Député Jeune (Youth MP) pour mon électorat de Maungakiekie et je vais aller au parlement le 19-20 juillet pour L’Assemblé des Jeunes (Youth Parliament).
Bonjour a tous!
Samedi Dernier
On 25th June, The 10 Young ambassadors voyaged from far and near to Wellington for a workshop at the Alliance Francaise, here is where we all met each other for the first time, shared research projects and fundraising ideas, talk about French and also had a chance to discover some more details for the grand expedition in Septembre. We were privileged to attend a reception at the French Ambassador's residence.
Merci
I’d like to take this opportunity to...
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