ANZAC Day 2010

ANZAC Day 2010

Above: The 2010 ANZAC Day parade makes its way past the recenty installed main street traffic lights. This parade saw the smallest number of veterans marching in recent years.

Below: Murray Rutherfurd (see right), Lt CMDR Beadsmoore RNZN 2x Nato/UN medals and Peter Sparrow NZ Navy, current RSA President, Suez, Malayan Emergency and NZ Police long service medals. Behind, Don Zander, NZ Navy, Korean and Malayan Emergency medals. Colin Bevege, NZ Army, Korean medals.

Above: Murray Rutherfurd wearing the lapel badges of RSA, KEV, Veteran, Vietnam and Malayan Associations and NZOSM, Vietnam, NZGSM clasp "Vietnam" and PJM (Pingat Jasa Malaysia) medals. (PJM translates to Malaysian Service Medal, awarded by the Malaysian Govt for service during the Malayan Emergency). Murray was the only Vietnam Vet on the parade. He spent 13 years in the RNZAF, trained as an aircraft engineer, served in Malaya 1959-1961, accepted for flight training, he crewed Sunderland flying boats for three years 1964-67 then C130 Hercules 1967-70 followed by flight operations in Vietnam 1967-1969. Murray left the Air Force in 1970 and commenced 30 years of airline flying, 27 years with Air NZ, three years with Malaysia Airlines, living and working out of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. He spent a few months contract flying for Garuda Airlines and Air Pacific before retiring to Katikati in 2000. Murray has spent 10 years on the executive of the Katikati RSA, one year as Vice President, six as President and three as Welfare Officer, a position he currently holds.

Below: The parade included Jim Scarll, NZ Airforce, WW2 RAF Bomber Command; John Farrell, NZ Army CMT, current RSA Secretary; Noel Downs, Korean Vet; Claude Bell, WW2 Italy Vet; Naval Ratings from HMNZS Te Mana; LT CMDR Beadsmoore RNZN, Executive Officer HMNZS Te Mana and Don Zander, Korean and Malayan Vet.

Above: Allan Robinson and Stu Southall. Allan served with the 6th Field Ambulance in Greece, Crete, Alamein and Tunis. Stu was with the 23rd NZ Battalion in Italy before going to Japan as part of the occupation forces.

Below left: The lowering of the flag as the bugle plays.
Below right: Kiwi Iconz place their wreath.

Below: Staff Sgt. Wayne Wanakore, Regular Army, attached to the 6th Hauraki Regt. Tauranga was Parade Commander in 2010. He is wearing a number of NZ, UN and Nato peacekeeping medals.

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