One of the oldest residents at the Rannerdale War Veterans Home, Mr Charles Townshend, (middle), aged 99, chats with fellow R.S.A. and R.S.L. members from Canterbury and Australia at the formal opening of the home’s Memorial Garden yesterday. The others are (from left), Mr Gordon Munro, the president of the Christchurch R.S.A., Mr Bill Walker, the secretary manager of the home, Mr Gordon Vietch, of the R.S.L. Queensland, and Mr Dave Gilmore, of the Hororata Malvern R.S.A. The garden is a project of many Canterbury organisations including the Riccarton Rotary Club, Christchurch Lions’ clubs, the Christchurch R.S.A. and several ex-servicemen’s organisations.
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101One of the oldest residents at the Rannerdale War Veterans Home, Mr Charles Townshend, (middle), aged 99, chats with fellow R.S.A. and R.S.L. members from Canterbury and Australia at the formal opening of the home’s Memorial Garden yesterday. The others are (from left), Mr Gordon Munro, the president of the Christchurch R.S.A., Mr Bill Walker, the secretary manager of the home, Mr Gordon Vietch, of the R.S.L. Queensland, and Mr Dave Gilmore, of the Hororata Malvern R.S.A. The garden is a project of many Canterbury organisations including the Riccarton Rotary Club, Christchurch Lions’ clubs, the Christchurch R.S.A. and several ex-servicemen’s organisations. Press, 13 March 1985, Page 2
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