National Commemoration To Mark Contribution Of New Zealand's Jayforce
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 1:45 pm New Zealand will mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of Jayforce in Japan following the end of the Second World War, through a National Commemoration on Friday 19 March, announced Tamsin Evans, Deputy Chief Executive Delivery at Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage today. "The national commemoration will take place at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park and will be attended by a number of dignitaries, including the Governor-General Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy, Minister of Defence Hon Peeni Henare and Minister for Veterans Hon Meka Whaitiri. "The s...
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