Display recalls sacrifices at Chunuk Bair

REMEMBRANCE: Beverley Johnston of Carterton views the new Chunuk Bair exhibition on display at the Carterton Events Centre. PHOTO/CHRIS KILFORD

A Carterton history group is paying tribute to the men who fought at Chunuk Bair with an informative exhibition.

The World War I Chunuk Bair exhibition opened last Saturday at the Carterton Events Centre.

Organiser Angela Reynolds said the group wanted to show the impact of the loss of so many men on the district, as well as the stories of the individuals who took part.

"We've done quite a lot of work and we've trucked through all the Carterton men who actually took part in the Gallipoli campaign, including the ones who were killed."

"Every one of them had a life and every one of them had a family."

The group calculated that of the 67 men from the district who took part in Gallipoli, 31 died, 15 of them at the battle of Chunuk Bair.

The display runs for a fortnight.