Anzac Day 2020 Gordonton – Number 8 Network

The flag flies at Gordonton Cenotaph

April 25, 2020April 28, 2020 N8N 0 Comments Anzac Day 2020 Gordonton, Bussy Harata Ngataki

The New Zealand flag flew at the Gordonton cenotaph on Anzac morning. John Bridgman raised the flag at 7am with a few locals gathered around in the early morning mist – keeping their two-metre distance – reflecting on past sacrifices while a tui sang in the oak tree overhead.

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Remember them at home: Anzac Day during Lockdown

April 14, 2020April 28, 2020 N8N 6 Comments Anzac Day 2020 Gordonton, Corona virus and Anzac Day, Gordonton cenotaph, History of Gordonton cenotaph

This Anzac Day was celebrated in different ways because of the Covid-10 Lockdown. The Gordonton cenotaph was unveilled on a rainy day more than 100 years ago, on 16 October 1918. We remember.