Alfred Blanks
Alfred Blanks was a New Zealand soldier who served in World War I, enlisting on the first day of the war. He was known for his bravery and leadership, notably leading a bugle squad that played the Last Post at the first Anzac Day service in London in 1916. After the war, he returned to New Zealand and worked as a sewing machine repairman. Alfred's legacy has been honored through the recent return of his lost medals to his great-grandson.
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Alfred was a Gallipoli veteran whose lost World War I medals were returned to his great-grandson for Anzac Day.
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