Poppies made by four of Walter Malcolm's great-great grandchildren.
Poppies made by four of Walter Malcolm's great-great grandchildren.
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This will be a quieter Anzac Day than usual for Waipukurau war veteran Walter (Wally) Malcolm.
For Wally, 98, a WWII veteran and former POW, Anzac Day is usually busy.
He's a staunch supporter, marching in the Anzac Day Parade from the CHB Municipal Theatre to the Waipawa Cenotaph,and often attends the luncheon that follows.
This year he is, like the rest of us, in lockdown so he was surprised and delighted when four of his 23 great-grandchildren arrived yesterday bearing giant, home-made poppies which they installed in the front garden of his Waipukurau home.
"They arrived - doing all the right things I have to say, to stay in their bubble - with these great big fabric poppies they had made.
Wally Malcolm
"They intended to put them in the lawn but the drought had made the ground so hard they had to put them in the hedge instead."
Wally had already taken a stroll around his neighbourhood and placed an Anzac Day poppy in each letterbox.
