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| John A Lee in 1936. He lost his arm in the war. |
How exactly are we supposed to
honour the solemn Anzac imperative 'Lest We Forget'? After a century,
actual living memories of the so called 'Great War' no longer exist.
The thousands of dead New Zealanders and Australians who died on the
slopes of Gallipoli are represented by lists of names etched onto
memorials, black and white photos of young men wearing lemon squeezer
hats. Newspapers run hundreds of stories about individual soldiers
and how and where they died. Families are shown holding pictures of
their relatives from 100 years ago, medals are proudly displayed.
Thousands of people will wear red poppies and attend dawn services
on April 25th in order to attempt to honour the memory of
the dead.
