The Sunset Ceremony for the Somme

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Title

The Sunset Ceremony for the Somme

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Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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WW100 YouTube

Description

On 15 September 2016, the New Zealand Government held three ceremonies to mark 100 years since New Zealand’s involvement in the Battle of the Somme at Longueval, France. The Sunset Ceremony took place at the New Zealand Battlefield Memorial which is positioned close to the New Zealand Division’s first objective on 15 September 1916. Lieutenant General Tim Keating, Chief of Defence Force New Zealand, delivered a poroporoaki (farewell reflection) and the New Zealand Defence Force musicians perf...

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Video

URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-qsEqef8Xo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Related subjects

First World War / WW1 / Somme / Battle of the Somme / Commemorations / New Zealand / Centenary / WWI / Western Front

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