SEEN: Anzac Day in Timaru

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South Canterbury residents attended a variety of Anzac Day events last Thursday. Courier reporter Greta Yeoman joined the crowds at the Timaru Civic Service at Caroline Bay.

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Sobering . . . A field of crosses, bearing the names of South Canterbury soldiers who died in wars, was located near the Caroline Bay Soundshell. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN
And march! . . . Timaru Anzac Day civic service attendees march into the Caroline Bay Soundshell. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN
Poppy poems . . . SC RSA member and Vietnam veteran Rapa Whiu reads In Flanders Fields during the service. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN
Remembering . . . Timaru Mayor Damon Odey (left) and guest speaker, warrant officer Shane McClay, lay wreaths at the Caroline Bay service. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN
Anzac events . . . South Canterbury RSA president Lee Johns places a wreath. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN
Wreath-laying . . . Mountainview High School pupil Ben Carpenter (17) lays a wreath. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN
In tribute . . . Ana Affleck (17), of Mountainview High School, was part of the civic service. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN
All ages . . . Fire and Emergency New Zealand representative Trevor Karton and granddaughter Brydie Karton (3) take part in the wreath laying.
In attendance . . . South Canterbury residents follow the Anzac Day civic service in Timaru last Thursday. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN
Tuning in . . . Alpine Energy Timaru Brass member John Wise performs the Last Post. PHOTO: GRETA YEOMAN

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