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Front Cover: FOUR GENERATIONS. Last surving member of the Waiuku Homeservicemen’s Association is 91 year old Sam Holmes, who posed at the Waiuku Cenotaph with great grandson Jaxson (left), grandson Dyon (rear) and son Clarry (who served in RNZAF) right. Homeservice personnel were NZ conscripted soldiers but for one reason or another did not serve overseas at a time of war.

August 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of New Zealand’s en-

try into the First World War. Over the next five years, com-memorative festivities will take place focusing on major events that took place during the war such as, Gallipoli (2015), Somme (2016), Passchendaele (2017) and the Armistice (2018).

The Auckland War Memo-rial Museum has decided on a different theme for every year that the commemorations will take place. Each theme represents the most impor-tant events that involved New Zealand soldiers ; 2015 – Death of Innocence, 2016 – The For-gotten, 2017 – Western Killing Fields, 2018 – Unprecedented

Trial, 2019 – War Is Over, If You Want.

Through this feature, we hope to highlight and com-memorate the history of New Zealand’s involvement in World War One, the conditions of war, important details of who the soldiers were, where they came from, the condi-tions they were living in and how they have been immorta-lised in New Zealand’s history. More of our servicemen and women were sent per head of capita than any other country and almost a fifth did not re-turn. Of the 102,000 men and women deployed overseas, nearly 60,000 became casual-ties and some 18,500 were killed.

“Today we remember not only those who served during the First World War but also the service men and

women who have answered the call to defend our freedoms and those of others since, often very far from home”.

Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, GNZM, QSO. April 2014

Four of the First Five Men to leave Waiuku for WW1 in Heliopolis, Egypt, April 1915.

L-R: Bob Hammond, Alex Glass, Frank Knight and Henry Eisenhut (seated).

At the outbreak of World War One, the call for volunteers from Waiuku and surrounding districts was lit with boundless eagerness. Many, if not most of these volunteers were farmers or sons of farmers making them capable horse riders, while other volunteers served in the Waiuku Mounted Rifles.

Young men of Franklin fought in all corners of war including Gallipoli, France and Palestine.

Thousands of men clambered to se-cure a place as soldiers in the war. The first five men (pictured left) to leave from Waiuku were Major J.H. Herrold and troopers F. Knight, R. Hammond, A. Glass and E. Eisenhut of the Waiuku Mounted Rifles. Before riding off to Auckland to join the main group of Auckland Mounted Rifles, these five men posed for a photo in front of the Kentish hotel.

The Poverty Bay Herald, July 15 1915

The first five members of the Waiuku Mounted Rifles to leave Waiuku for active service in August 1914.

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On September 22, 1914, soldiers and their horses embarked on

the Waimana and The Star of India with the HMS Philomel as their escort. Unfortunately, the next morning saw the return of the ships into Auckland Harbour as two German cruisers were said to have been in the Southern Paci-fic waters. On October 10, the regiment re-embar-ked and headed to Wellington.

It was not until October 16 that the main body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) and their first reinforcements sailed from New Zealand on two transport ships to an unknown destination escorted by four warships. The sailing of so many ships with such a large body of people and horses aboard remains unprecedented. In all 8574 men and 3818 horses were on board, the largest single body of men ever to leave New Zealand. Not only was this sailing ‘a fine sight’ as so many soldiers commented, it was a significant historical event.

The men expected to land in France, however they landed in Egypt instead and on the eve of December 1 they sailed through the Suez Canal, seeing trenches for the first time. On Decem-ber 5, they landed at Alexandria. A typical embarkation scene in Wellington shortly before the departure of the main body.

Credit: Archives New Zealand

HMNZ Transport No.12 Waimana and HMS Philomel berthed at Auckland in September 1914, shortly before making the trip to

join the rest of the main body fleet. Credit: Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries. 1-W1582A.

At dawn, October 16, 1914, the escorting warships mo-ved out of Wellington, with the transports following in file. After a few days, the men became steadier on their legs. Musketry practice at floating targets was initiated; where there was room on the crow-ded decks physical training was carried out, while the men with horses had them and the never-ending stables to attend to.

Once into the slow passage up the 100-mile canal which

connects Suez with Port Said through the Bitter Lakes, the New Zealanders felt that they were entering one of the great battlegrounds of history. The canal was defended by Indian troops and through the night of their passage the New Zea-landers exchanged greetings with Sikh, Ghurka, and many other regiments. They were to get to know the area well, as they were to spend some months in training at this post, even helping to defend the Canal for a time.

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Many service-men have thrown a bottle, which has included a message, over the side of a transport ship while in transit to active servi-ce. Few of these bottles were ever recovered and as the years have past by, such incidents were forgotten. Such was the case when four young Auckland troopers of the Auckland Mounted Rifles threw a bottle overboard from a New Zealand transport ship off Western Australia on the 26th November, 1915. The bottle was discovered lying in the sand at Cheyne Beach, east of Albany, Western Australia. The article reported the finding of the bottle by two little children playing in the sandhills off the beach. The message reads:

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The rock outcrop called “The Sphinx” overlooking North Beach showing the terrain Anzac forces encountered. Courtesy Sarah Midford and Jessie Birkett-Rees.

The Mounted Rifles were not used until April 30, 1915, af-ter landing on Gallipoli, when

they were called upon, without their horses, to replace the many men who had been killed or woun-ded in their efforts to defend the Suez Canal against the Turks.

In the early hours of May 19, 1915, the Regiment fought its first fight, the defence of Walker’s Ridge. Not until the Turks were 20 metres away was the order to fire given. Some of the men from Franklin were finally at war.DAILY LIFELife on Gallipoli was harsh and

unpleasant and the troops were forced to endure extreme weather and primitive living conditions. Summer (June–Aug) temperatures became unbearably high and were the ideal breeding ground of flies and disease, while in winter (Nov–Jan) brought on rain, snow and bone-chilling winds. The area occupied by the soldiers at Anzac Cove measured less than six square kilometres. At its furthest point, the distance between the frontline and the beach was a mere 900m. DIET

Troops survived on a diet of canned bully beef, army biscuits and jam. There were no luxuries such as fresh fruit and vegetables. LIVING CONDITIONSThe awful smell of the dead made

living conditions even worse and, if the smell wasn’t enough, unbu-ried corpses lay in shallow graves amongst the living. After only a

few months of overcrowded, primi-tive living conditions, dysentery and typhoid became a huge problem due to inadequate sanitation, rotting corpses and swarms of flies. It was due to poor food, water shortages and exhaustion that the soldier’s bodies were unable to fight of disease. Poor planning and the overwhelming amount of casualties led to an agonising wait for medical treatment. TENDING THE WOUNDED

For those wounded, the wait for treatment was often long and agoni-sing. During the April landings and the August offensive, dressing stations and casualty clearing stations on the beach were unable to cope with the sheer amount of wounded and dead soldiers. Once again, mismanagement meant that many serious cases were left on the beach for too long, which did not aid in the conditions of poor health that soldiers were already experiencing at the time. If they were lucky, some of the lightly wounded men ended up in England, while the unlucky found themselves back at Gallipoli.

Pictured Left: View of Anzac Cove, 1915, a crescent-shaped beach, just over a kilometre in length. This picture depicts Anzac Cove congested with boats and barges offloading men and supplies. Overcrowding remained a problem inside the tiny Anzac perimeter until the Sari Bair Offensive in August 1915. Credit: Alexander Turnbull Library

The Pukekohe and Waiuku Times, September 20, 1915

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Troops came ashore at An-zac laden with equipment. Infantrymen carried a

rifle, ammunition, a bayonet, water bottle, entrenching tool, haversack, and a pack contai-ning over 30kgs of extra rations, water, firewood and clothing. Soldiers attached most of this kit to webbing, which they wore over their uniforms. As the campaign dragged on

into summer, comfort and practi-cality became more important to the Anzacs than maintaining dress regulations and appearance. Soldiers stitched bits of cloth to the back of their peaked ‘forage caps’ for better sun protection, rolled up or cut off shirt sleeves, and turned trousers into shorts. Most kept their hair short as protection against lice but water shortages meant that shaving was a luxury.

Many women’s small working bee groups gathered in halls or private homes to knit or stitch items of clothing for soldiers. Women took it upon themselves to provide the comforts that soldiers needed in their kitbags: two pairs each of socks and underpants; two each of woollen shirts and undershirts, towels and cholera belts; one handkerchief, chest protector, pair of braces, holdall, balaclava cap, service bag for rations and ‘housewife’. Other groups supplied hospitals in New

Zealand with clothing for returned soldiers.In 1916 women’s patriotic committees formed the

Dominion Parcels Scheme. Until the end of the war, the scheme sent parcels to soldiers overseas at the rate of 24,000 per month. Some women’s groups met daily to manage the demands of filling parcels with tobacco, tinned food and hand-made garments.

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Thames Star, January 4, 1918

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His younger brother Thomas was not very well when Jack arrived back home and the doctors said he needed fresh country air to recover. Jack’s mother had close relatives in the Kemp family living on the Awhitu Peninsula and Jack decided to buy a property at Pollok in 1919. He and his brother Tom farmed there for many years, in fact Jack’s son, John farmed it and John’s son, John Kennedy is still on the farm today.

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October 24, 1916

CHUNUK BAIR MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING

SINTON, Regimental Ser-geant Major (WO.I), CHARLES BRAMWELL, 12/2471. “A” Coy. Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.. Killed in action 8th August 1915. Age 23. Son of Annie Margaret Sinton, of Pa-tumahoe, Franklin, Auckland, and the late George Sinton.DEVEREUX, Lance Corpo-ral, PATRICK JOHN, 12/2272. Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.. Died of wounds 10th August 1915. Age 20. Son of James T. and Jane Devereux, of Glen-brook, Waiuku, Auckland. Na-tive of Ireland. LUCAS, Trooper, FREDER-ICK WILLIAM, 13/708. Auck-land Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.. Killed in action 8th August 1915. Age 32. Son of Frederick and Margaret Lucas, of Puni, Pukekohe, Auckland. OLSEN, Trooper, NORMAN, 13/579. Auckland Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.. Killed in action 8th August 1915. Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. Olsen, of Puke-kohe, Auckland. McNAUGHTEN, Trooper, JAMES, 13/574. Auckland Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.. Killed in action 8th August 1915. Brother of John McNaughten, of Waiuku, Auckland.

TwELvE TREE COpSE MEMORIAL TO THE MISSINGDUNNAGE, Private, ROBERT GORDON, 10/113. Main Body. Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F.. Killed in action 8th May 1915. Son of Mrs. M. A. Dunnage, of Mauku, Pukekohe, Auckland.

HILL 60 MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING

LEVIEN, Trooper, JOHN JULIAN, 11/75. Wellington Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.. Killed in action 27th August 1915. Age 20. Son of Charles Edward and Joan Levien, of Hill Crest, Pukekohe, Auck-land. Born at Bull’s, Welling-ton.

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Between 1914 and 1916 the New Zealand govern-ment acquired more than 10,000 horses to equip the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. It had no great difficulty securing this many horses of suitable

quality. Nearly all the horses went overseas, and only around 3% of them died en route. They served where most New Zealanders served: in German Samoa, at Gallipoli, in the Middle East and on the Western Front. More than half of the horses were ridden by mounted troops and officers. Nearly 4000 were draught, heavy draught or packhorses used for artillery and transport purposes. Many horses died from disease or injury once overseas. Of those that survived the war, only four returned home. An acute shortage of transport, and

quarantine restrictions related to animal diseases prevalent overseas, prevented most from returning. Instead they were killed, sold or kept for use by the British army.

Franklin Vets was founded 69 years ago in 1946 when Gordon Yockney arrived in New Zealand to become the first vet to work for the recently established Franklin Veterinary Club. Gordon initially worked on his own covering farms far and wide over what is now Manukau City and Franklin District. The practice grew rapidly and by 1970 ten vets were engaged in providing a wide range of services to mainly farmer clients. In the mid 1970’s new clinics were built in Papakura and Pukekohe to support the rural practice and provide high quality services to the increasing small animal clientele. Franklin Vets has progressively grown over the past 69 years to become one of the largest privately owned veterinary practices serving the South &East Auckland, North Waikato and Hauraki Plains.

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LONE PINE MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING

BAYLY, Major, ROBERT HO-RATIO ROY, 12/26. Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.. Killed in action 20th May 1915. Brother of Mr. L. J. Bayly, of Pukekohe, Auckland. MORTEN, Private, REGI-NALD FREDERICK, 12/799. 16th (Waikato) Coy. Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.. Died of wounds, on H.M.H.S. “Sicilia,” 10th June 1915. Age 21. Son of Charles W. and Emma L. Morten, of Waiuku, Auck-land. Native of Ashburton, Christchurch. PICKARD, Private, JOHN HENRY TUPARA, 10/1033. Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F.. Died of wounds, on H.M.T. “Derflinger,” 30th April 1915. Age 23. Son of George and Emily Pickard, of One-whero, Raglan, Auckland. Na-tive of Waiuku, Franklin. WILKINSON, Captain, AL-BERT EDWARD, 13/988. Auckland Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.. Died of wounds, on H.M.H.S. “Formosa,” 28th August 1915. Age 38. Son of Thomas Henry and Jane Wilkinson; husband of Eva Wilkinson, of The Woodlands, Pukekohe.

The Hull brothers from Waiuku both served in the Middle East during the second campaign of WW 1. Kingston in both the Si-nai Desert and in Turkish Pales-tine from 1916-1919. His brother Burton arrived later with the 34th Reinforcements. He was to serve in the latter events carried out by the Auckland Mounted Ri-fles Regiment in actions East and North of Jerusalem.

Interestingly both brothers left New Zealand on November 13, exactly two years apart.

Kingston was to write to his pa-rents in January 1918:-

“In your letter you did not know when Burton would be leaving, so I got a surprise when I learned he had arrived in Moascar. He sent a note up by Syd Wyllie, Syd says he looks well. I don’t know when I will be seeing him. I have sent him a note, to hurry up in the dra-fts, as he will be called on quick enough.

It was very strange, he went in camp the same day as me, left New Zealand the same day and arrived in Egypt the same day and came out on the same boat, so if he can continue two years with my luck, he ought to last the war out.”

Local resident Deirdre Manins sent the Post some memories of her grandfather.

John James Reece was born in One-hunga. He worked around the Awhi-tu Peninsula, and settled back at Gra-hams Beach after the war for a period of time. He lived until he was 91 and had many a story to tell.

Like thousands of other young men, the thought of “overseas travel” and the adventu-res and excitement that entailed, drew John to the recrui-ting office when war was decla-red. He lied about his age, and at the age of 17 left New Zealand when the First Auckland Ex-peditionary Force, Infantry Battalion. On arrival in Egypt the Battalion trai-

ned before being sent to Gallipoli. His Battalion were the first to land and the last to be evacuated. He also served in the battle lines of France and Belgium. He was hospitalized many times with injuries and also suffering from scabies and mental stress.

John Reece was dis-charged on Novem-ber 25, 1919 being no longer fit for war on account of illness and returned home a shattered man. He was haunted by his experiences of war, had constant ringing

in his ears, shrapnel lodged in his body, missing a right little toe and had a very short fuse. He wro-te a book of his war experiences during the 1930s but it was rejected by a publis-her because of the swearing it contai-ned. The publisher sent it back and as-ked John to ‘polish’ it, his reaction was one of anger, “If they don’t bloody want it as it really was then they won’t have it at all,” and he threw the manuscript into the fire. What a loss of history.

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In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.Take up our quarrel with the foe:

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New Zealand Steel’s COLOR-STEEL® will be making its mark in the Auckland Domain in the nine days leading up to ANZAC Day, when a giant red poppy will be ‘growing’ in the sports field below the museum.

The art work will comprise thousands of specially minted COLORSTEEL® poppy-red metal discs, each 150mm in di-ameter, which will be placed on the ground in the shape of an ANZAC poppy, measuring 40 metres from its stem. The poppy will be ‘grown’ by artist and cre-ator, Tony McNeight, his Giant Poppy crew, and the thousands of New Zealanders expected to participate in this, the Red Poppy Project.

“New Zealand Steel takes pride in knowing these COLOR-STEEL® discs have been made right here, in New Zealand, at Glenbrook, to commemorate and support our ANZACs,” says Vicki Woodley, Manager - External Af-fairs. “NZ Steel is pleased to offer major support to the project as this year also marks the Company’s 50 years of production.”

The 59,000 red discs symbolise the number of New Zealand men and women who were killed or wounded in WWI.

“The Giant Poppy Project will honour the ANZACs’ sacrifice 100 years ago to protect our ongoing freedom and democracy,” says Tony. He explains how the proj-

ect came about: “My father was in WW2 and my Great Uncle died in France in WW1 and I have al-ways attended the Dawn Service to pay my respects.”

He said that at the Anzac Day Dawn Parade in 2014 he realised that many New Zealanders had no idea about Anzac Day and what it symbolised, “Some of them have come from countries where freedom and democracy is not a given and I believed an installation such as this (a giant poppy) would highlight those

rights we take for granted and ac-knowledge those who protected them.”

Tony approached New Zealand Steel to make the discs and they immediately came on board with the metal discs and seed funding. This support encouraged Tony to believe his project could happen.

“We were moved by Tony Mc-Neight’s vision and passion for this project and welcomed the opportunity to be part of it,” says Margaret Gracie, VP People & External Affairs, New Zealand Steel.

Further encouragement came with the enthusiastic support of the RSA. David Moger, RSA Chief Executive, says all funds raised by the project will support Kiwi veterans, former and current ser-vice people and their dependants in need.

“The Giant Poppy project re-members the service and sacri-fice of our Anzac heroes as well as those who have fought for in-ternational peace and freedom since, but perhaps its greatest

gift is that it will also provide practical care and comfort for those in our ex-service and service community that need help today.”

The public are invited to make their donations online at www.giantpop-py.co.nz/ (and discs will placed on their behalf) or at the Domain where, over the nine days, April 16-24,

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