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Although the men and women who served their country are long gone, their wartime relics serve as a reminder of their deeds. You may have never heard of a “buck-shee parcel”, but to a soldier on the frontline it was the modern-day equivalent of a ‘goodie bag’, containing such delights as a tin of tongue and cigarettes.
More familiar are the entrenching tools used to dig out the trenches and the medals bestowed for heroic feats.
Lemon squeezer
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QAIMNSR badge
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Harry Dansey medal
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NZRN badge |
NZ pioneer battalion badge
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Canterbury infantry hat badge
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Carved pipes
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Souvenir money belt
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QAIMNSR cape
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