Up coming events
29 September to 14 October Auckland Heritage Festival
The Auckland Heritage Festival 2012 is being held from September 29th until October 14th. One of the aims of this festival is to promote learning and understanding of our heritage. The Passchendaele Society feels this is a wonderful opportunity to inform and upskill the local community on ways to research their ancestors that fought and died during WW1 and in particular to encourage a greater understanding of the events that took place during 1917 at and around Passchendaele, Belgium.
LtCol Chris Powell and the former CO 3ANR Graeme Wilson are formulating a plan for people on “How to research your relatives’ Military History”. This is a work in progress but is hoped that a presentation in the form of a workshop or lecture on how to research with an information pack. Watch this space!
12 October (Friday) 11am Commemoration
This year marks the 95th Anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. Be sure to note in your diaries now the commemoration ceremony at 11am on Friday 12th October 2012 at the Auckland War Memorial Museum in the First World War Hall of Memories.
