April 11 2018
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Mounted rifles for Greendale u by Kent Caddick
Attendees at this year’s Anzac Day memorial service in Greendale are in for a treat, with members of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Charitable Trust and their horses set to attend. P3
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p Abi Pooler of Greendale school sits on one of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Trust horses, under the watchful eye of trust member Mark Appleton during a visit to the school this wee
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The service will also mark the anniversary of the final year of the first world war, although the armistice itself wasn’t signed until November 11. One of the organisers for this year’s event, Ian Warren of Greendale, said having the Mounted Rifles is significant for the local community and Selwyn as a whole. “Thirteen of the names inscribed on the Greendale War Memorial gates, which
lead into the Greendale Domain, were members of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles, which became part of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles brigade. “We heard the Mounted Rifles Trust was set to bring some of their members to the Burnham dawn service at the military camp, so we contacted them to see if they could come here as well. Fortunately for us they agreed, and they will be attending our afternoon service.”
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Trust member Mark Appleton who visited Greendale School this week in preparation for the service said New Zealand sent around 10,000 horses to the war and only four returned. “We are hoping to have around 25 horses and riders coming to attend the service in Greendale.” continued on page 4 …
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