Soldiers of Selwyn
| First Names: | Soldiers of Selwyn |
| Last Name: | Boer War, Great War and World War Two |
| User Name: | Selwyn Library |
In brotherly graves beneath a foreign sky, sleeping beneath the crosses they lie.
Father, lover, brother and son were they, but have no grave among the family.
Not just fading photographs on Granny's wall, names on a board in the local hall,
Or on monuments raised by community sorrow. For our today they gave their tomorrow.
We strive to keep their memory bright, and to do them honour as is their right.
With gratitude gladly do we pay our debt, in sorrow and joy, we do not forget.
Sources used:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission website: http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Cenotaph Database: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/130/cenotaph-database
Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records: http://bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/Home/
Other sources of Information:
Medals Website, information on and images of over 120 medals awarded to New Zealand military personnel from 1840 to the present day. www.nzdf.mil.nz/medals
Applications by veterans or next of kin for medals should be made to: Staff Officer Medals, Personnel Archives, New Zealand Defense Force, Private Bag 905, Upper Hutt
World War One Battlefields http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk/index.html
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