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- Title
- HMS Achilles procession, Auckland Central, 1940
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- Auckland Libraries
- Collection
- Kura Heritage Collections Online
- Description
Officers and crew of HMS Achilles marching along Queen Street north from Auckland Town Hall, escorted by soldiers from Papakura Camp (2nd echelon), as cheering crowds welcome them during the official reception celebrating their success in the Battle of the River Plate
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- Image
- Date created
- 1940-02-23
- Creator
- New Zealand Herald
- URL
- https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/371558
- Related subjects
- Parades / Crowds / Naval uniforms / Military uniforms / Sailors / Banners / Soldiers / Flags / Spectators / Celebrations / Processions / Auckland Central / Queen Street (Auckland) / Auckland Town Hall (Auckland) / Achilles (Cruiser) / World War, 1939-1945 / River Plate, Battle of the, 1939 / New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Navy / New Zealand. Army / Parades - Auckland
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