A different Anzac day

We have been on a trip to Hawaii, and during our time in Honolulu Anzac day, in fact commemorating 100 years since the start of WW1 was happening.  After some enquiries, we found that there was an Anzac day service being held at the Punchbowl Cemetery, so of course we decided to attend. 

Being a hot morning, with lots of sunshine it was a different Anzac ceremony to what we are used to, and the usual Anzac day biscuits I make were missing.   It started at 10.30, and I estimated that at least 2000 people attended, probably more.  Here are some of the photos we took on the day.

The program

At the beginning of the ceremony

Some of the Aussie soldiers who attended

The salute party

After the ceremony

 During the ceremony, which was a very sombre affair, the Polynesian Centre laid a wreath, and performed a haka.  It lifted the spirits of everyone there.

Haka performed by the Polynesian Centre





We laid a card next to the Australian wreath, remembering our family that served their country:

The Australian ambassadors wreath, and our card.

 

William Ellis

11th Kings Hussars - who fought in the Charge of the Light Brigade

William Stewart Heard

4th kings own Hussars

Frederick Walter Heard

4th Hussars Machine Gun Corp WW1 France

William Stewart Heard

Royal Army Service Corp WW1 France

William James Zealey

Royal Garrison Artillery WW1 France

Arthur James Heard

USA Army WW1

Charles Henry Ellis

Royal Fusiliers WW1

Thomas Binfield

Seargeant, Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment

Killed in action, Ypres, France, WW1

Percy Hector Clark

4th Batallin AIF WW1

Herbert Holman Clark

52nd Battalion AIF

Killed in action, France, WW1

Patrick Joseph Stettler

14th Battalion AIF WW1

John Harrold Stettler

57th Battalion AIF WW1

William Stewart Heard

13th Battalion, Royal Aust. Engineers WW2

Frederick Walter Heard

13th Battalion Royal Aust. Engineers

Killed in Action, El Alamein, WW2

Reginal Ernest Heard

11th Field Company Aust. Engineers WW2

Edward John Clark

1st Battalion, AIF

Prisoner of War WW2

Ronald Percy Clark

2/16th Battalion, AIF WW2

Kenneth Russell

43rd Dental Unit AIF WW2

James William Colyer

24th Squadron, RAAF WW2