Rannerdale Veterans’ Care has been supporting Canterbury
Veterans since 1921, when it was established to care for the men who returned
from the WWI battlefields with permanent physical disabilities.
Over a quarter of Canterbury’s men aged between the ages of
20-30 did not return from the battlefields. New Zealand had the highest
casualty and death rates per capita of any other country involved in World WarI.
It has been one hundred years since the start of WWI and Rannerdale
is still providing care and support of Veterans both in the community and at
Rannerdale Veterans’ Care in Riccarton. In
honour of Canterbury’s WWI Veterans and those that supported them, Rannerdale
Veterans’ Care is holding a fundraiser Regimental Dinner at the Air Force
Museum on Saturday 28 February 2015. This will be a premier Christchurch commemoration event. Funds raised will go towards the Rannerdale
World War One Commemorative Centre - a support centre for modern Veterans, and a
WWI educational resource for the community.
The Defence Force is supporting the Regimental Dinner with
the Chief of Defence and Chiefs of Army and Navy attending, along with Minister
of Parliament and the Mayor of Christchurch. The New Zealand Army Band will support the ceremonies and provide music
for the evening.
Rannerdale’s very special guest for the evening is Corporal
Willie Apiata VC, New Zealand’s only
living Victoria Cross recipient.
The fundraising evening is a fantastic opportunity for
Cantabrians to experience a formal military Regimental Dinner in commemoration
of WWI Veterans and their families. The evening will begin with an honour guard
being presented to the Chief of Defence followed by beating the retreat and
presenting the Regiments and Queens colours, all with the magnificent backdrop
of the Air Force Museum.
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