Over the course of WWII, approximately 140,000 New Zealanders were sent over seas to serve in the war. Many were sent to fight in huge battles, including the Battle of the Atlantic that lasted for 2064 days or 5 years. The Battle of Atlantic came to a end in 1943, in large part due to the heroic efforts of people like Lloyd Trigg, a pilot from New Zealand. He was awarded a special medal from New Zealand Government for his bravery, it was called the Victoria Cross. For this task we had to chose a VC winner and learn more about them. I chose Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngārimu, he was a second lieutenant in the 28th (maori) battalion. He fought bravely, though he had many injures. His team was successful in destroying a few machine-guns and holding their position in to the night. His medal was awarded to his family as he was unable to make it home.
Sunday, 7 January 2018
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Hi there Tia,
ReplyDeleteJade F here from the Summer Learning Journey!
Well done on completing another task! I see that you chosen Moana- nui- a- Kiwa Ngarimu and I liked that you included a link to his story about how he got his VC, what an inspirational and heartbreaking story! He definitely deserved his Victoria Cross for his bravery. I had a great great grandfather who served in the war and he came back from the war with damaged hearing because he was in charge of the machine guns which were very loud. Did you have an relatives that you know of who were in the war?
Hope to hear from you soon and keep up the awesome blog posts.
Cheers,
Jade F :)
Hey Tia,
ReplyDeleteThis is Jade C from the Summer Learning Journey 2018! I can see that you have been very active over the holidays, I look forward to reading more of your posts! :) Well done!
Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngārimu was a very courageous and brave soldier and His family would've missed him greatl. We all need to remember those brave soldiers who lost their valuable lives in the war.
I chose Charles Upham. He is the only person to be given 2 VCs. He is considered as a hero and one of the people who changed the history. What I've learnt from this is that just one ordinary person can change the history by his or her actions. I hope you enjoyed researching about the world war.
I look forward to reading more of your posts!
All the best,
Jade C.