Anzac Memorial Bridge: A Century of Service, compiled by FOAB secretary and treasurer Glenys E Hansen, was launched at the Eketāhuna Community Centre in December 2022.The book features the history of the bridge, a biography of Alfred Falkner (penned by yours truly) and also biographies of the 9 service personnel memorialised on the bridge. A Century…
Kaiparoro’s Memorial Bridge
On state Highway 2 south of Eketahuna stands the Anzac Memorial Bridge. The bridge was built in 1922 by my Great-Great-Grandfather Alfred Falkner, a civil engineer and draughtsman. It served as a tribute to his youngest son Victor (21) and nephew Donald Pallant (22) who were both killed at Gallipoli in 1915 and also to…
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