PM pays respects to NZ war hero on UK visit
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 The graves of Lieutenant-General Bernard Freyberg and his wife Barbara had fallen into a bad state of repair till Christchurch veteran Earle
Crutchley visited them in 2004 and mounted a campaign to refurbish them.
General, later Lord, Freyberg commanded New Zealand troops in Africa and Italy and was in command of allied forces in Crete during World War
II. (visit the link for the full news article)
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I know that it could be tricky to keep track of the condition of overseas War Graves but it is still sad that it took a Veteran to highlight the state
of General Freyberg and his wife. Still the good news is that action has now been taken to put things right.
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(visit the link for the full news article)
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