War Cemeteries Are Part Of The History Of N.Z.

Wanganui Chronicle, 8 September 1950, Page 5

War Cemeteries Are Part Of The History Of N.Z.

AUCKLAND, Sept. 6, (P.A.).—A good start had been made with war graves in New Zealand but the job was not yet finished said the Secre-tary-General of the Imperial War Graves Commission (Brigadier A. E. Brown) after he had inspected war graves at Waikumete. He said that much work was still required on ceme tries in New Zealand. Brigadier Brown, whose headquarters are in Melbourne, has been visiting New Zealand at the invitation of the Government to discuss various matters affecting war graves in New Zealand. As the Commission did not operate in New Zealand, he could act only in an advisory capacity, but he felt that much of value had arisen from the

“I think the idea of providing servicemen’s cemeteries is a grand one,” he said. “However, the great, danger is that unless they come to be regarded as war memorials with the tradition passed on from one generation Io lhe next, they will lere their significance in time. These cemeteries arc

part of the history of New Zealand and must he regarded in that way if they are going to be caic i for for all time and they must be cared lor, otherwise they are only a passing sentiment.”