Online Cenotaph

A national initiative, Online Cenotaph is a biographical database that allows researchers, enthusiasts, and veterans and their families to explore, contribute to, and share the records and stories of those who served for Aotearoa New Zealand. 

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Sir Robert Nairn Gillies, KNZM (1925–2024) Haere rā e te Rangatira o Te Arawa. Te Toa o Tumatauenga – Te Ope Taua Māori Te Rua Tekau mā Waru. I te hekenga atu o te Rā – tae noa ki tōna aranga mai anō - ka maumahara tonu mātou ki a koe. At the going down of the Sun – and in the morning - we will remember you.
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