Local veterans commemorated

Crosses like these now bear the names of local men who served in World War I and II thanks to careful research by Frank Rands. Commander Frank Rands and his wife Laurie are both keen genealogists, as well as being involved in holding the Anzac Day service at Remembrance Reserve in Ōrewa. At last year’s Anzac service, they set out 36 crosses, made by Hibiscus Men’s Shed members, at the entrance to the reserve. It was always Frank’s plan to put names to every cross to commemorate the wartime service of local people. With Laurie’s help, Frank spent more than eight months researching local cenotap...