Dame Cindy and Dr Davies attended the National Commemoration of Armistice Day this morning at Pukeahu War Memorial Park in Wellington – joining veterans, members of the Diplomatic Corps, and representatives of the New Zealand Defence Force to mark the anniversary of the end of the First World War in 1918.
In her address, the Governor-General shared the story of two Wellington brothers, Cecil and Arthur Webb, who lost their lives on the battlefields of France, and whose names are inscribed together on one of the National War Memorial Carillon’s Bells of Remembrance.
As Dame Cindy reflected: ‘Today, let us remember those who sacrificed so much, and reaffirm our shared responsibility to build a more understanding and secure world for the next generation.’
