20 April 2018, Issue 904
“He died nobly”
His name “liveth for evermore” on the memorial gates to the Tauranga Domain. Private John L. Hartland, died of wounds sustained in France, almost 100 years ago to the day. Just a name, but what of the man? The Weekend Sun, with
the assistance of the Tauranga Heritage Trust, paints a picture of a 28-year-old Tauranga clerk with many talents and many interests. A man who gave his life for our freedoms. Private John L. Hartland was one of 41 Tauranga men who died at war on foreign soils in 1918. That was nearly twice the
number of any other year during WWI – the German Spring ffensive, er any s final big push to win the war, saw the llies counter attack and there was the scourge of influen a n n ac celebration of Private ohn L artland, the na e on the gates, is on page 24.
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