WAR GRAVES.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 October 1923, Page 4

WAR GRAVES.

MEMORIALS TO THE MISSING. WELLINGTON. Oct. A. The .Minister of Defence, Sir Heaton Rhodes, in tile eotir-e of a statement. points out that although exhumation operations have been completed as far as possible in l‘’raimp, Belgium, Gallipoli. Egypt and Ralestine search parties of the Imperial Mar Grave- Commission have been unable to trace and identify a great many graves. A perusal oi tie reS 'urn- made 01 the New Zealand Expeditionary Foi'ie give- some indiea--1 ions of Ihe great number of uiiloeated X I lives a- applied to Hm w hole of tile Bril i --! 1 10re,., whoso d.-ah numbered approximately J .(If); i.f U'h In Fra m-c the N'e-.V Zealand Kxped.it i.’inirv i , 'on e b"l 12. dead, ami ”f thi- iiuiuher grave- have been identified, while IT!'A remain liideeaied. At Gal-I'l'-ai: 2:i-| di"d Inn only .i'.rj grave:l,‘t known and l(lhl) are uidoeaied. Me r.ereell I age oi Uld.iated grave- ill Ugyiu and R.i les.tim.- i- wrv mile!, lo- . 4 :, r Ms t -uil.ihle mnume . ; 1,1,11our;e : He m.'.ii,ire 01 1 im-e w ho-e grave- are 1,,,; lime,in ha- reo-ived the -eri.ilis eon-iilera! iell oi the N'e-.V Zealand Government ; and 11 Im- been deemed 1 hat meinorui I - in Hm r,, 1 - -111 g shall he rroeiwl in seleetel eeme;ei'ios in the various theatres of war. eai-h . memorial hearing 1 ],e names o| 1 | R . missing in I lie area repre-ente,l bv the memorial, Arra ngenienis now Tia\ e heen completed with the Imperial War Grave-, Commission for iho erection of s:i eh memorial- in ifollowing cenieteries I' ranee Tyner, it and Buti (representing Yyiv- areaL Gallipoli—-Lone Hiiie, Chuniik Bair ami Hill tilt 1 repi esenl iiig; the Anxae area) and Twelve Tree e (rep,re-

wiling the Cape Holies area). Similar memorials are to he erected ill cemeteries in other sectors as the permanent work mi war grave- , >.- -grosses.