'True' war graves specifically commemorate soldiers from the first and second world wars. These graves are managed by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage on behalf of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. CHRIS MCKEEN/STUFF Former army major Simon Strombom has rallied a volunteer army called the NZ Remembrance Army to clean war graves. Fraser did not respond to Stuff's attempts to contact him regarding questions raised by the New Zealand Remembrance Army. Overall, the caring for war graves is unusually complex because of how many different layers and organisations are involved.

Source: Stuff April 13, 2019 16:52 UTC