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KAIAPOI RSA CENTENARY<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>October</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2019</strong><br />
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Soldiers and nurses ... Agroup of wounded soldiers and nurses, including Sister Amy Evans,<br />
of Kaiapoi. They are (withsome detailsmissing), rear, from left, Houston,Dally, Read, Quirk,<br />
Corporal Holdgaht of Timaru, and Gibbs; Front, fromleft, Miss Bell(VAD voluntary aid<br />
detachment nurse), Unsworth,Sister Evans and Miss Hitchin.The Kaiapoi RSA has been looking<br />
afterthe welfare of returned servicepersonnel since its inception.<br />
Welfare is crucial<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Welfare remainsabig part of what the<br />
Kaiapoi RSA does to support its members.<br />
KerryMcCabe, who shares welfare<br />
duties withvicepresident Jamie Morton,<br />
says providing welfare to today’s returned<br />
servicemen and servicewomen remains a<br />
challenge.<br />
‘‘People often think RSAs are about<br />
glorifyingwar, but it’s not,’’ president Neill<br />
Pricesays. ‘‘It’s about remembering, and<br />
the welfare of our members; and welfare is<br />
abig part of whatwedo. We are so<br />
appreciative of the generosity of the<br />
Kaiapoi community on Poppy Day.<br />
‘‘That enables us to carry out welfare<br />
work for returned and service veterans.’’<br />
Mrs McCabe saysmost of today’s welfare<br />
work involves supportingyoungersoldiers<br />
returning fromwar zonessuch as<br />
Afghanistanand Iraq,with many suffering<br />
from posttraumatic stress injuries (PTSI).<br />
‘‘Although it’sour centennial, we<br />
shouldn’t losesightofour objective,which<br />
is to lookafter our veterans and their<br />
widows,’’ she says. ‘‘It’sabig part of what<br />
we do and, more than ever, you have these<br />
young guysreturning fromAfghanistan<br />
and Iraq trying to return to daily life after<br />
what they have seen and experienced.’’<br />
Mr Morton does home visits in the<br />
weekends to support the younger veterans,<br />
as well as the old soldiers, while Mrs<br />
McCabedoes advocacy work.<br />
WeeklyRSA gatherings on Friday<br />
evenings at the Kaiapoi Clubalso provide<br />
an opportunity to check on members.<br />
‘‘The mainthingis, we arealwaysthere<br />
and we are only aphone callaway. And if<br />
anyoneknows of someone who needs<br />
support, you can get in contact,’’Mrs<br />
McCabesays.<br />
To contactthe Kaiapoi RSA’s welfare<br />
section, phoneKerryMcCabe on (03)<br />
327 0118 or email teamcc@xtra.co.nz.<br />
Armistice Day to be marked<br />
The end of WorldWar 1, 101years ago, will<br />
be marked in Kaiapoi. The Kaiapoi RSA<br />
will host its annual Armistice Day service<br />
at the Kaiapoi Cenotaph on the 11th hour<br />
of the 11th day of the 11thmonth, on<br />
Monday, November11.<br />
The annualservice marksthe official<br />
end of WW1.<br />
Kaiapoi RSA presidentNeill Pricesays<br />
the local community is invited to attend.<br />
‘‘We encourage the publicand local<br />
organisationstocome along and we invite<br />
them to bring someflowers or awreath to<br />
placeonthe cenotaph.’’<br />
He says the serviceisachancetohonour<br />
Kaiapoi’s soldiers who served in WW1.<br />
Amongthose who returned was Mr Price’s<br />
fatherinlaw, Private A.E. Sheppard.<br />
‘‘My fatherinlaw servedatGallipoli and<br />
lateratthe Somme,where he was<br />
repatriated home.’’<br />
Mr Price saysthe nurses who servedin<br />
WW1 should not be forgotten either,<br />
particularly10New Zealand nurses who<br />
lost theirlives during the sinking of the<br />
Marquette troop ship on <strong>October</strong> 23, 1915.<br />
There was one local nurse on board,<br />
Mary LouiseChristmas,ofOhoka, who<br />
survived the sinking.<br />
SisterChristmasserved in the 21st<br />
general hospital in Alexandriaand<br />
received the Associate Royal Red Cross<br />
medal for her efforts.<br />
She laterreturned to <strong>Canterbury</strong> after<br />
the war and worked at Christchurch<br />
Hospital training nursing students.<br />
Christmas Road at Ohoka was named after<br />
her grandfather.<br />
The Marquette was torpedoedbya<br />
submarine in the Aegean Sea, with32New<br />
Zealanders drowning.<br />
Several of the 10 nurseshad trained at<br />
Christchurch Hospital, which led to the<br />
Nurses’ MemorialChapel being built.<br />
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