ANZAC Day

Today is ANZAC Day which commemorates the New Zealanders killed in war and honours returned servicemen and women.

It’s always a time to reflect, just one of the millions was my Mums Grandfather who died on the battlefield in the last few months of World War One (which ended 11th November – 1918).

In Memory of Private ERNEST THEODORE BOCK        
who died age 37 on 12 September 1918        
29609, New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion      
Husband of Isabella Jane Bock, of 19 Russell St., Linwood, Christchurch.        
Born in South Australia.      
Remembered with honour;        
GREVILLERS (NEW ZEALAND) MEMORIAL        

Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

In Memory of Private ERNEST THEODORE BOCK        
who died age 37 on 12 September 1918        
29609, New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion

     
Husband of Isabella Jane Bock, of 19 Russell St., Linwood, Christchurch.        


Born in South Australia.      
Remembered with honour;        
GREVILLERS (NEW ZEALAND) MEMORIAL        

Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Also see ANZAC Day (2005) Clifden Roll of Honour: RobiNZ Blog

Also see ANZAC Day (2005) Clifden Roll of Honour: RobiNZ Blog