April 2022 – Page 3 – The Valley Profile

Members of the World War I Māori Pioneer Battalion taking a break from trench improvement work, near Gommecourt, France, 1918. Photo: SUPPLIED

Soldier awarded medal for bravery in WWI

Post author:Meghan Hawkes
Post published:April 22, 2022
Post category:April 2022 Features

As part of a Valley Profile series, MEGHAN HAWKES explores our local history by seeking out stories of life and death in the Thames Valley They were the pick of…

Danny Te Iri says Anzac Day is a time to reflect on those who never came home. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

War veteran remembers Asian conflicts

Post author:Gordon Preece
Post published:April 22, 2022
Post category:April 2022

Danny Te Iri joined the army after getting a taste of it as a Paeroa College student in the 1950s.“They had what they called school cadets and every Friday -…

Ian Thompson will be remembering the servicemen and women behind the scenes this Anzac Day. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

Jungle sticks with ‘sig’

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:April 22, 2022
Post category:April 2022

Ian Thompson was watching a war movie starring John Wayne with his fellow “sigs” - the Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals - when the sheet they’d hung up in…

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