New Zealand and the First World War

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World War 1 saw Kiwis fighting in campaigns like Gallipoli, and the Somme. Explore New Zealand’s role in this war, including battles, the home front, causalities, heroes, memorials, conscientious objectors and the ANZAC legend. SCIS no. 1808397

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World War One

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World War One (junior)

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Image: 'The Empire Needs Men!' poster

The Empire Needs Men!

'The Empire Needs Men!' poster

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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The Trooper’s farewell

The Trooper's Farewell

Radio New Zealand

Image: [Postcard]. New Zealand hospital ship "Maheno", 5282 tons. [ca 1915].

NZ hospital ship Maheno

[Postcard]. New Zealand hospital ship "Maheno", 5282 tons. [ca 1915].

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Image: O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :Never Hagen! [1918]

Never hagen!

O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :Never Hagen! [1918]

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First World War in maps

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Image: 100 years on. Lest we forget.

100 years on. Lest we forget.

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Image: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :This poppy needs YOU. 20 April 2012

This Poppy needs you

Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :This poppy needs YOU. 20 April 2012

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Image: World War I New Zealand Engineers resting in a large shell hole at Spree Farm

Engineers resting in a large shell hole

World War I New Zealand Engineers resting in a large shell hole at Spree Farm

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Image: Lipscombe, E J : Photograph of No.3 General Hospital, Codford in 1917

No 3 General Hospital, Wiltshire, England

Lipscombe, E J : Photograph of No.3 General Hospital, Codford in 1917

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First World War: Impact of the war

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Image: German prisoners captured by New Zealand soldiers, France

German prisoners captured by New Zealand soldiers

German prisoners captured by New Zealand soldiers, France

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First World War – origins of the war

Origins of the war - First World War - overview

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Image: Fast Facts - New Zealand: The First World War

New Zealand: The First World War

Fast Facts - New Zealand: The First World War

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Artist unknown :To my dear wife from your loving husband. [1918]

To my dear wife from your loving husband.

Artist unknown :To my dear wife from your loving husband. [1918]

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First World War diary

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Image: Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :A bakshee. Blighty at last! France [1916?]

A bakshee. Blighty at last!

Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :A bakshee. Blighty at last! France [1916?]

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Treatment of German prisoners by New Zealand soldiers

Arawa

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Group portrait of the first nurses to leave for World War I

Group portrait of the first nurses to leave for the First World War

Group portrait of the first nurses to leave for World War I

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Image: Final leave

Final leave

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New Zealand soldier with marching equipment

Full marching kit painting

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

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Hell', by Georges Leroux

'Hell', Georges Leroux

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Image: Poster, 'And they thought we couldn't fight'

Poster, 'And they thought we couldn't fight'

Poster, 'And they thought we couldn't fight'

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Ballot box from 1916

Ballot box from 1916

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Image: Conveying sympathy

Conveying sympathy

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Passchendaele society

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Image: World War One (experiences of war)

World War One (experiences of war)

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Image: World War One (causes and impacts)

World War One (causes and impacts)

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World War I

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The First World War

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War art

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Online cenotaph

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Image: Stratford School students presenting a patriotic tableau

Patriotic tableau by school students

Stratford School students presenting a patriotic tableau

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Image: New Zealand soldiers at a military camp in Tapawera

Soldiers at Tapawera military camp

New Zealand soldiers at a military camp in Tapawera

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Image: Certificate of service for the Great War

Great War Certificate of service

Certificate of service for the Great War

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Image: New Zealand Artillery, New Years Day, The Butte, Belgium

New Zealand artillery

New Zealand Artillery, New Years Day, The Butte, Belgium

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Image: Crowd at a patriotic demonstation, Stratford, Taranaki Region, New Zealand

Crowd at a patriotic demonstration, Stratford

Crowd at a patriotic demonstation, Stratford, Taranaki Region, New Zealand

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Image: Returning to Wellington, New Zealand

Returning to Wellington, New Zealand

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Image: The gymnasium at Hornchurch Convalescent Hospital, England

The gymnasium at Hornchurch Convalescent Hospital

The gymnasium at Hornchurch Convalescent Hospital, England

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Image: Soldiers firing at an enemy aircraft

Soldiers firing at an enemy aircraft

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Image: Ettie Rout with her Volunteer Sisterhood

Ettie Rout with her volunteers

Ettie Rout with her Volunteer Sisterhood

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Image: Grant, David Albert, 1888-1918 : Letters to Leslie

Letters to Leslie by David Grant

Grant, David Albert, 1888-1918 : Letters to Leslie

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Image: General Alexander John Godley

General Alexander Godley

General Alexander John Godley

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Image: Horses killed in a German bombing raid

Horses killed by bombs

Horses killed in a German bombing raid

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Image: New Zealand soldiers with the 'Cannibals Paradise' sign in World War I, France

New Zealand soldiers below trench signs

New Zealand soldiers with the 'Cannibals Paradise' sign in World War I, France

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Image: Cameron, Alfred Edward, 1894-1967 : Diary

War diary

Cameron, Alfred Edward, 1894-1967 : Diary

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Peace celebration parade, Queen Street, Auckland

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EPIC

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