About 45 minutes from Queenstown is the small township of Glenorchy, I’ll have another post coming up in the next few days about the town but in the meantime, I wanted to quickly share a little about the War Memorial … Continue reading Glenorchy War Memorial
I had a day off work in the middle of last week (for my birthday), we decided to take a trip over to the port town of Lyttelton which is less than 30 minutes drive from central Christchurch city. As a … Continue reading Visiting the port town of Lyttelton, New Zealand
Click here for entry for Saturday 13th February (cont.) – Thursday 18th February 1943 … groves and then continued through the village. Pictures at night “Dick Tracy’s G-Men”. Terrible performance. Friday Feb 19 Day 685 Too wet for training in open … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Thursday 18th February (cont.) – Monday 22nd February 1943
In my Grandfather’s War Diary entry from Saturday 13 February 1943, he visits Nazareth. He said – Passed on to Synagogue where Christ preached his first sermon which caused the Jews to threaten to throw him over the cliffs of Mt … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Photos of Nazareth, Palestine 1943
Click here for entry for Saturday 13th February 1943 … sermon which caused the Jews to threaten to throw him over the cliffs of Mt Tabor sometimes known as the Mt of Precipitation. In afternoon looked through French Convent which since … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Saturday 13th February (cont.) – Thursday 18th February 1943
In my Grandfather’s War Diary entry from Saturday 13 February 1943, he visits Nazareth. He said – Saw Franciscan Monastery which was for a while No 2 N.Z.G.H. (New Zealand General Hospital). Visited “Mary’s Well” only good spring left at Nazareth and … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Photos of Mary’s Well & Franciscan Monastery – Nazareth, Palestine 1943
In my Grandfather’s War Diary entry from Saturday 13 February 1943, he visits Nazareth. He said – Passed over Plains of Jezreel. Nazareth like all other Arab towns. Visited “Church of Annunciation” built over caves believe to have been part of … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Plains of Jezreel, Churches of Annunciation & St Joseph, Nazareth, Palestine 1943
