Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Thames (NZ): Opening of the Arras Tunnel in Wellington 27/09/2014

An update on the opening ceremony for the Arras Tunnel in Wellington can be found at the New Zealand Tunnelling Company Community facebook page.

Please take a few minutes to watch this very moving digital photo story of the march through the tunnel, look to see the names of the tunnellers who served in WWI.

Background on the opening can be found also on previous blog post.
READY TO WORK AGAINST THE ENEMY: REINFORCEMENTS TO THE NEW ZEALAND TUNNELLING COMPANY OF ENGINEERS, WHO, WITH A PORTION OF THE FOURTH MAORI REINFORCEMENTS. PARADED IN QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND, LAST FRIDAY, JUNE 23
Source: Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19160629-42-1