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Cruisaiders H.M.T. 26

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    serial

  • Name/Title
    Cruisaiders H.M.T. 26
  • Contributor/Publisher
    H.M.T. 26
  • Place
    [place of publication not identified]
  • Date
    1940?
  • Physical Description

    v. : ill. ; 29 cm.

  • Serial Holdings
    Current Holdings: [souvenir issue]
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Subject Category

    Ship newspapers--New Zealand

    Transports--New Zealand

    New Zealand. Army--Military life--Periodicals

  • Public Access Text

    New Zealand troopship magazine. Housed in NZ troopship magazine box 3. The Committee : Lieut. W. S. Jordan (Editor), Captain J. L. Kingan (Chairman), Captain G. S. Abramovitch, Sgt- Major R. A. Doig, Sgt R. F. Vincent, Bdr. V. Vickers, Spr L.A.T. Bell. Cover designer : Mr L. C. Westhoff. The 5th Reinforcements of 2NZEF (222 officers and 6066 other ranks) embarked at Wellington on 7 April 1941 for the Middle East in "Mauretania" and "Nieuw Amsterdam".

    The troops in the latter ship transferred to "Aquitania" at Singapore on 25 April. They reached Egypt on 13 May 1941. "Nieuw Amsterdam" HMT 26 carried New Zealand and Australian troops. Master of the ship : Captain J. J. Bijl. Officer Commanding Troops : Colonel L. H. Jardine. Officer Commanding A.I.F. Troops : Major C. M. Black.

  • Collection Type
    New Zealand Serials
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    16 May 2024
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