Comments on: Men of the 24th – you make me proud to be a New Zealander.” http://www.mikelee.co.nz/2012/04/men-of-the-24th-%e2%80%93-you-make-me-proud-to-be-a-new-zealander-%e2%80%9d/ For a Strong Voice in the Waitemata and Gulf Ward Mon, 05 Nov 2018 21:17:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.25 By: Mike Lee http://www.mikelee.co.nz/2012/04/men-of-the-24th-%e2%80%93-you-make-me-proud-to-be-a-new-zealander-%e2%80%9d/#comment-10077 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 09:27:36 +0000 http://www.mikelee.co.nz/?p=976#comment-10077 Thanks Mike,
much appreciated.

]]> By: Mike Mirfin http://www.mikelee.co.nz/2012/04/men-of-the-24th-%e2%80%93-you-make-me-proud-to-be-a-new-zealander-%e2%80%9d/#comment-10066 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 20:39:03 +0000 http://www.mikelee.co.nz/?p=976#comment-10066 My dad, William Mirfin Pte (Nelson) was in the 24th. He passed away in 1953. Wish I had known about the final Beating of Retreat. I always go the the Anzac Parade in Auckland where we live. Thanks for this posting though, amazing how I found this it by pure accident yesterday after returning from Nelson, where we spent our holidays.

]]> By: Mike Lee http://www.mikelee.co.nz/2012/04/men-of-the-24th-%e2%80%93-you-make-me-proud-to-be-a-new-zealander-%e2%80%9d/#comment-8779 Mon, 07 Sep 2015 01:16:17 +0000 http://www.mikelee.co.nz/?p=976#comment-8779 Thanks Barbara,
Have passed your message on some experts in the recovery and conservation of heritage trams.

]]> By: TERRY O,KANE http://www.mikelee.co.nz/2012/04/men-of-the-24th-%e2%80%93-you-make-me-proud-to-be-a-new-zealander-%e2%80%9d/#comment-8616 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 09:41:05 +0000 http://www.mikelee.co.nz/?p=976#comment-8616 Proud to have followed in my father’s footsteps as infantry as did my son

]]> By: Mike Lee http://www.mikelee.co.nz/2012/04/men-of-the-24th-%e2%80%93-you-make-me-proud-to-be-a-new-zealander-%e2%80%9d/#comment-7035 Sat, 09 May 2015 02:36:50 +0000 http://www.mikelee.co.nz/?p=976#comment-7035 Thanks Lauren

]]> By: Lauren White http://www.mikelee.co.nz/2012/04/men-of-the-24th-%e2%80%93-you-make-me-proud-to-be-a-new-zealander-%e2%80%9d/#comment-4835 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 03:23:24 +0000 http://www.mikelee.co.nz/?p=976#comment-4835 My brother & I went to the Beat Retreat of the 24th Battalion. We figured our father Jack Ryan & his brother Tom Ryan of Niho Niho were there at the beginning so we should be there at the end. They were only 2 of the 100 odd of the original battalion who survived the war, Dad still as a fighting soldier and Tom as a POW. Tom is still alive today and willing now to tell it how it was – how could they forget!
Like the writer above we are proud to be New Zealanders.

]]> By: Sandra Davie http://www.mikelee.co.nz/2012/04/men-of-the-24th-%e2%80%93-you-make-me-proud-to-be-a-new-zealander-%e2%80%9d/#comment-150 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:56:59 +0000 http://www.mikelee.co.nz/?p=976#comment-150 Sent as letter:
Dear Mike,
on behalf of the 24 Infantry Battalion Association Committee,
we wish to thank you for your wonderful address to everyone who attended the Memorial service on Sunday as our “Beat Retreat” Closing Ceremony for our Veterans moved into its final hours.
I have downloaded and posted the Adress to many attendees, President Murray Adlington specifically asked that I pass his personal thanks on to you for a very well researched address.
Thank you also for your assistance with road closures,. for this special occasion.
We wish you all the very best for the future.
Kind regards,

Sandra Davie,
Secretary/Treasurer,
24th N.Z> Infantry Battalion Association Executive Committee

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