Bay Harbour: May 01, 2019

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Anzac Day services
Anzac Day services went ahead as usual and were well attended across the Bay Harbour News area.
Past and present members of the military, war veterans and descendants of those lost in conflict
came together to commemorate the occasion. Here are some images from the Sumner, Lyttelton and
Diamond Harbour events.
FULL VOLUME: The City of Christchurch Highland Pipe Band at the
Lyttelton service.
LEGEND: World War 2 veteran and Private William Joker watches on during the
Sumner service.
STRENGTH IN
NUMBERS: The
memorial parade
in Lyttelton was
well attended by
men and women
in uniform and
members of the
public.
PRIDE: Tim Hobbs holds the war medals of his late father during the Sumner parade.
Showing respect and a plea for peace
Sumner
Redcliffs
RSA’s Bernie
Godden
reflects on
Anzac Day in
the aftermath
of the March 15 shootings
THE DECISION to go ahead
with the Sumner Anzac Day
parade was unanimous,
unequivocal.
Those attending were not to be
bowed by the horrific events of
March 15.
So many familiar faces turned
up and a lot of new ones too.
Representatives from all the
services past and present took
part in the parade along Wakefield
Ave to the Sumner Redcliffs
RSA memorial gates, where the
service was held, the reassuringly
familiar laying of wreaths, the
sounding of the Last Post, the
lowering of the flags, followed by
a minute’s silence.
Then the Ode to the Fallen, recited
by the president Pat Boland.
The Sumner Silver Band burst
forth with the Reveille as the flags
go back up.
The Reverend Thomas Brauer
then led the Lord’s Prayer, inviting
people of all faiths, and those
without, to plea for peace. It was a
poignant recital.
The guest speaker Colonel
Craig Duane, is a man with considerable
military experience. He
highlighted the many conflicts in
which New Zealand servicemen
have taken part over the years
and continue to this day. They
defend our principles across the
globe. They have our respect. Let
us not forget that many need our
continuing support.
Following the Thanksgiving
and Benediction, the crowd
joined in the singing of the
National Anthems of the United
Kingdom, Australia and New
Zealand, bringing the event to a
fitting conclusion.
SOLIDARITY: Sumner Redcliffs RSA president Pat Boland
makes her way to the memorial gates on Wakefield Ave.