It was known as “The Great War”—a land, air and sea conflict so terrible, it left over 8 million military personnel and 6.6 million civilians dead. Nearly 60 percent of those who fought died. Even more went missing or were injured. In just four years between 1914 and 1918, World War I changed the face of…
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…
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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