More Info →Lord Freyberg at Levin RSA Bowling Club 1950

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Former resident of Levin, Lord Freyberg (he was a dentist here before World War I) was present to open the Levin RSA Bowling Club's Clark Memorial Gates and Avenue of Remembrance in 1950 - during the period he was Governor General of New Zealand.

Pictured are members of the official party on that occasion: From left: Mrs Maud Annie Lett, mother of Bill and Elsdon Clark, who gave the land to the club; the then Mayor of Levin, Mr H.B. Burdekin; Mr Walter Lett; Lord Freyberg; and the then chairman of the Horowhenua County Council, Mr A.M. Colquhoun.

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Date

March 1981