I remembered 2011 anzac commemorations
DAWN SERVICE PROGRAMME
4.30am 5.30am 5.45am 5.50am Veterans assemble in the underground car park at the south east side of Auckland War Memorial Museum City of Auckland Pipe Band start playing on the Court of Honour Official party take their place on the Court of Honour Veterans begin marching from east side of the Auckland War Memorial Museum 6am 6.10am 6.30am Dawn Service begins Veterans march onto the Court of Honour Hymn Abide with Me, page 3 led by Salvation Army Auckland City Band and the Auckland Youth Choir Prayers will be offered by Navy Chaplain, Peter Olds Hymn The Recessional (Lest We Forget), page 3 ANZAC dedication by His Worship the Mayor of Auckland, Mr Len Brown Please repeat after His Worship the Mayor We will remember them His Worship the Mayor of Auckland, Mr Len Brown, will place upon the Cenotaph a wreath in memory of all fallen servicemen, servicewomen and all who served The Last Post Flags lowered, lights out, one minute silence The Ode Read in Maori by John Barrett, President of Ex-Vietnam Services Association Read in English by Toni Millar, Veteran s daughter Reveille The sounding of Reveille at this service proclaims our belief that the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli was the dawn of the nationhood of New Zealand and Australia Flags up, lights up Hymn Poppy & Pohutukawa, page 3 During the singing of the hymn, the Gullery family, accompanied by a New Zealand and a Turkish student, will plant a cross in the Field of Remembrance The Australian National Anthem, page 4 The New Zealand National Anthem, page 4 Benediction by Navy Chaplain, Peter Olds RNZAF fly-past Veterans march off All are requested to remain in their place until the last of the parade and the official party have left the Cenotaph The Orakei RSA cordially invites veterans and their families to the clubrooms on Orakei Rd for refreshments 2
Abide With Me Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide; When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life s little day; Earth s joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see O Thou who changest not, abide with me. I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless; Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness; Where is death s sting? Where, grave, thy victory? I triumph still, if Thou abide with me. Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies; Heav n s morning breaks, and earth s vain shadows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me. HYMN The Recessional (Lest We Forget ) God of our fathers, known of old Lord of our far-flung battle-line. Beneath Whose awful hand we hold, Dominion over palm and pine Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget lest we forget! Far-called, our navies melt away; On dune and headland sinks the fire; Lo, all our pomp of yesterday Is one with Nineveh and Tyre! Judge of Nations, spare us yet, Lest we forget lest we forget! The tumult and shouting dies; The captains and the kings depart Still stands thine ancient sacrifice A humble and contrite heart Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget lest we forget. Poppy & PohutUkawa From Flanders fields where poppies grew; The seeds of our young nation flew Up from that blood-soaked foreign soil; Borne on the winds of world turmoil And settled halfway round the Earth; To forge our nation at its birth (Chorus) And yet in Flanders poppies sigh While our young men lie still nearby; Who gave their lives that we may be Forever safe, forever free; In the land of the Pohutukawa tree Since then in growing nationhood Our warriors have proudly stood; Many times in foreign lands Cradling freedom in their hands; On land, in sky and on the sea Shaping our identity (Chorus) And thus our history has been told How will our future now unfold; Should we be called in peace and war To play our part as those before; Whose memories rest in Tane s bowers Of red Pohutukawa flowers (Chorus) 3
National Anthem of Australia Australians all let us rejoice For we are young and free; We ve golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in nature s gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In history s page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair. In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair. Beneath our radiant Southern Cross We ll toil with hearts and hands; To make this Commonwealth of ours Renowned of all the lands; For those who ve come across the seas We ve boundless plains to share With courage let us all combine To Advance Australia Fair. In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair. National Anthem OF NEW ZEALAND E Ihowā Atua, O ngā iwi mātou rā āta whakarongona; Me aroha noa Kia hua ko te pai; Kia tau tō atawhai; Manaakitia mai Aotearoa. God of Nations at Thy feet, In the bonds of love we meet, Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land. Guard Pacific s triple star From the shafts of strife and war, Make her praises heard afar God defend New Zealand. Dawn Service Officials Parade Commander: Padre: Ensign Party: Bands: Choir: Assembly Area Parking: Catafalque Party: Commentator: Parade Coordinator: Mike Gullery Royal NZ Navy Chaplain, Peter Olds No. 3 Auckland City, ATC Squadron, Andrew Horst Salvation Army Auckland City Band, Mark Christiansen City of Auckland Pipe Band, Robert Halliday Auckland Youth Choir 3 Auckland North RNZIR, Auckland City Parks & NZ Police WO1 Roderick Hickling Chris Mullane Dez Harrison The EVSA acknowledges the support of Auckland Council and Auckland RSA 4
Women who stepped up were measured as citizens of the nation, not as women... this was a people s war and everyone was in it Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby I remembered women in war They served their country on the frontline and on the homefront. They joined the ranks of the naval services, the airforce, the army. They worked on the farms and in the factories. They held together the families left behind and waited to welcome their loved ones home. They mourned the lost. In 2011 Auckland War Memorial Museum commemorates the women of World War II.
Sylvia Smith English War Bride It seems rather strange writing to someone I have never seen. These were Sylvia Walker s first words in a letter to the RNZAF pilot she would later marry. During WWII Sylvia s family, like many others, saw it as their duty to look after the men who had travelled across the world far away from their own family and friends to fight the war for their cause. After several months of letters and proposed meetings, a time was finally arranged for Leicester to come and visit the Walkers. Waiting on the train platform with her father, Sylvia wasn t confident they would find Leicester among the crowd of 300 airmen until she saw a boy with a wide grin approaching. He introduced himself to her father, shook hands and turned to her. He said This is Sylvia and he pecked me on the cheek. And the minute he touched me, we both knew instantly that our lives were entwined. 6
Gladys Wasmuth Leading Aircraftwoman, Royal Air Force Work in a munitions factory or a role with the British forces? That was the choice facing eighteen-year-old office worker Gladys Wasmuth in 1940. She opted for the forces and after a series of interviews and tests she was taken from her home in East London, via a training camp in Gloucester, and assigned to the RAF station in Kinloss, Scotland. In a small office with one other woman, Gladys touch typing skills were put to use creating the records for the new recruits name, role, address, religion, next of kin. Later she would type out the lists detailing the operational training unit and the night missions the recruits had been assigned to. I ll never forget those boys faces, always smiling when they came in, their lovely shining eyes, eager to get cracking. The night before a training mission they would take the boys out, for a bit of a send-off and to keep their mind off it. Even on the practice runs one of them wouldn t come back. We felt sad but we didn t talk about it. 7
Norah Hamblin Captain, New Zealand Army Nursing Service By the time she was accepted into the New Zealand Army Nursing Service Norah Hamblin had made three unsuccessful attempts to join. A skilled nurse her midwifery skills were needed at home as part of the essential services required to keep the country running. In early 1945 after another frustrated attempt to join the war effort Norah asked her father to intervene, her matron was overruled and she was accepted to the New Zealand Army Nursing Service. I wanted to be an army nurse, I wanted to serve. 8 The war was officially over when Norah reached England aboard the hospital ship Maunganui but on the voyage they called in to pick up Prisoners of War and families imprisoned during the war. In 1946 Norah travelled to Japan where she nursed the J Force Battalion. During her service she confronted snakes and long, dark walks at night to get medical supplies but she was left with a lasting love of travel, visiting Africa more than ten times and spending a year nursing in India. Norah left the NZ Army in November 1947 with the rank of Captain.
Shirley Torrie Farmhand Shirley Torrie (nee Hillyard) was born and bred in Gisborne and was a young woman when WWII broke out. Having finished school she was working in a fashion store in town when she received notice from the authorities to make herself available for two months each year to help in the war effort. Her father, who ran a garage selling cars and tractors, mentioned this to a farming client who said he needed assistance. His wife was pregnant again and unwell. The family urgently needed domestic help. Shirley was despatched to look after the couple s twin boys and help ensure the cattle station ran smoothly and remained in full production. A further two-month stint the following year was cancelled when Germany and Japan surrendered in 1945, putting an end to WWII. Throughout much of the war Shirley wrote on a daily basis to a local man called Geoffrey Torrie, the son of her parent s friends. Replies arrived by telegram. When he returned home romance blossomed and within three months Shirley and Geoffrey were engaged. 9
war memorial season 2011 illuminate: Women in war curated by Gaylene Preston Fri 22, Sat 23, Sun 24 April, 7.30pm 10pm Renowned filmmaker Gaylene Preston has curated 25 minutes of archival footage portraying the women of WWII. The film will be continuously projected onto the Museum s northern façade. Northern Façade. Free. jay M. winter lecture: the lost generation thurs, 5 may, 6.30pm Yale University Professor Jay M Winter discusses The Lost Generation and the legacy of the thousands of men who lost their lives in the Great War. Winter is a Seelye Charitable Trust Fellow. Maori Court. $20. www.lateatthemuseum.com mr. JOnes wives: war brides of new zealand servicemen opens 15 april Mr. Jones Wives tells the stories of the thousands of women who came to New Zealand in the wake of WWII to begin a new life with the servicemen they had married. Pictorial Gallery. Free auckland northland battalion beat retreat fri 20 may, 4.30pm Auckland Northland Battalion will perform a Beat Retreat, a traditional military ceremony historically used to recall nearby patrolling units to their castle. Court of Honour. Free For full details on the War Memorial Season visit www.aucklandmuseum.com/anzac To sign the Digital Book of Remembrance visit www.aucklandmuseum.com/?t=1404
ANZAC Day programme, 25 april 6am 6.45am 6.45am 5pm 6.45am 10am 7.30am & 9.30am 11am Dawn Commemorative Service, Court of Honour Museum opens to the public Research the Cenotaph Database, Armoury Information Centre Slideshows from the Collections, Information Centres Digital Book of Remembrance, Grand Foyer and Atrium Identification of medals and badges, Armoury Information Centre Performance by the Auckland Youth Choir, World War I Sanctuary Civic Commemorative Service, Court of Honour Noon, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm Unaccompanied Minors, 40-minute children s programme, Atrium Noon 4.30pm Noon 4.30pm 12.30pm 1pm Kids Poppy Making, Stevenson Discovery Centre Identification of medals and badges, Armoury Information Centre M*lasses sing the songs of the Andrews Sisters, Atrium Lest We Forget Poetry Competition: Straight from the Heart finalist readings, Hall of Memories ANZAC Day tours Tours leave from the Museum Armoury on Level 2 7.30am 8.30am 9.30am 12.30pm 1.30pm 2.30pm 3.30pm World War I, World War II, Sir Keith Park, The Home Front World War I, World War II, Sir Keith Park, The Home Front World War I, World War II, Monte Cassino, Planes in museum World War I, World War II, Boer War, Planes in museum World War I, World War II, Boer War, Planes in museum World War I, World War II, Sir Keith Park, Monte Cassino World War I, World War II, Planes in museum