To mark the War Horse statue unveiling and ‘The Mane Event’ we thought it would be fun to have an art competition and exhibition for children to acknowledge the importance of the horse. War Horse Statue Unveiling 10,000 New Zealand horses were sent to World War One and only four came home. The War Horse…
Celebrating the work and life of soldier, artist and map-maker Sapper Horace Moore-Jones For the official unveiling of Matt’s Gauldie commemorative statue ‘The Line of Fire’ Friday 27 March 2015 Marking the Centenary of the ANZACs Gallipoli Landing 1915 The school art competition was part of the package of events organised by TOTI and The…
Official Unveiling of ‘The Line of Fire’ A commemorative public artwork by Hon Captain Matt Gauldie Victoria Street Hamilton, Friday 27 March 2015 The bronze portrayal of Sapper Moore-Jones kneels on stone gifted by the Government of Turkey and the City of Çanakkale from their homeland. This artwork illustrates the collaboration between our two communities…
On 30 November 2012 ‘Marlborough’ became the nation’s first ‘Sapper Moore-Jones Place’ in the presence of 11 of Moore-Jones’ descendants and the son of the medic portrayed in the artist’s ‘Man with the Donkey’ painting. The military engineering title ‘Sapper’ was argued to account the war artist’s Anzac and Gallipoli record.
