Our Family’s Great War Soldiers 1914 -1918

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…

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…