Maruia School children the day Field Marshall Lord Montgomery visited.

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DescriptionThis is Maruia School children the day Field Marshall Lord Montgomery visited. The teacher is my uncle Andy Strang.
Field Marshall Lord Montgomery,Barry Gibbs, Rex Gibbs,Gavin Reid, Doreen Reid,Michael Hunt, Roy Reid,Rona Gibbs, Joan Norriss.
Front: Neil Reid, Teacher Andy Strang.Map^[1]ContributorMaud Ferguson

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Location (city or town) Maruia PersonLord MontgomeryRona GibbsNeil ReidAndy StrangMichael HuntRoy ReidBarry Gibbs Rex GibbsGavin ReidDoreen Reid Joan NorrissLandmark (Place) Maruia School Organisation (eg business) Maruia School

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Date Created3rd August 2025CommentsPhilandJan Jameson
Remarkable photo of the man who with Eisenhower led DDay in 1944 and finds himself at Maruia school a couple of years later!!

Ray Cleave
I remember my father taking me to the King Edward barracks here in Christchurch to see him It was about 1946 or thereabouts. The place was packed

Peter Robertson
Ray Cleave 1947. We had a dog named Monty and I was told he was born on the day Montgomery drove up the Grey Valley. As this was mid 1947,not hard to be specific even at this disatance

Dorothy Wills
A great photo, I haven’t seen this one before so interesting, although it could have been at the 1980 celebrations and I have forgotten. Thank you for sharing

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Maruia School children the day Field Marshall Lord Montgomery visited.

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