First New Zealand soldiers invalided home from Britain arrive in Auckland

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First New Zealand soldiers invalided home from Britain arrive in Auckland

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Kura Heritage Collections Online

Description

Two photographs of the first party of the N.Z.E.F. invalided home being welcomed back in Auckland. It consisted of two officers and ninety-seven men, and was the largest draft to reach New Zealand, since the war began. Left: Men at Papakura with members of the Women's National Service Corps, who drove them to the camp. The two women in the photograph are shaking hands with two of the men (one Māori). Right: A man in a wheelchair holds a bag of collected souvenirs and smiles for the camera, wh...

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Image

Date created

1941-04-16

Creator

Auckland Weekly News

URL

http://cdm20062.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/294746

Related subjects

Women's National Service Corps / Soldiers / Invalids / Women and war / World War, 1939-1945 / Disabled veterans / War casualties / Clothing and dress / Military uniforms / New Zealand. Army. Expeditionary Force / Hōia

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