Eketahuna war memorial
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On the Matakana War Memorial William Charles Rowe born in Hastwell July 1890 - is remembered. Along with his younger brother John Henry Rowe born Hastwell September 1896. These young men are the sons of Charles William Rowe and Annie Rowe, who farmed in the area between 1885 and 1911. Take a look at our FACEBOOK page for more information on these young men. MATAKANA WAR MEMORIAL
George Wallace was the brother of my grandmother, May McLeod née Wallace. There my great uncle.
Also R.I.P. George Wallace, son of John Henry Wallace.
John was a Blacksmith at Parkville from around 1896 to 1919, and is my 2nd Great Grandfather.
J H Snell, shown in the "1914-1918" memorial, was included in the Roll of Honour read at the Tower of London at 8:40pm, Tuesday August 12th, 2014. This rollcall is a nightly part of a memorial at the Tower featuring 888,000+ ceramic poppies on the surrounding lawns. Snell's name nominated by the writer, who was present at the rollcall.
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