On Remembrance Sunday (9th of November), the restored grave of Henry Walter was unveiled in the cemetery at St. John’s Anglican Church in Trentham. With no family to continue the upkeep, the final resting place of Henry Walter had fallen into disrepair.

Private Walter had been kicked out of the army as “incorrigible” after suffering from what these days would be recognised as PTSD from the impact of battle and subsequently took his own life after returning to Upper Hutt.

The NZ Remembrance army undertook the restoration, with support from the Upper Hutt RSA and local Hutt Valley volunteer group Graveyard Shift.

Source: Radio New Zealand

12/11/25