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Online Cenotaph

Online Cenotaph is our digital social space where enthusiasts, families, and researchers can share and contribute to the records of those who served for Aotearoa New Zealand.  Read more.

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Faces of Passchendaele

The year 1917 was a frustrating and demoralising year for the Western powers fighting in France and Belgium. The lowest point for the New Zealand battalions came in October around the village of Passchendaele, near the city of Ypres. The battle soon became a byword for the horror of the Great War.

Leading the 28 Māori Battalion: Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Baker

Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Baker could be considered an ideal soldier - skilled in strategy, he was a courageous and a “worthy commander” who led his troops with courage and mana.

Stuart Alexander Maireriki Campbell

Much of what we know about Stuart Campbell comes from his brother's stories and poetry. Ella Johnson draws together the threads from these sources to write a history of her Great Uncle's military service.

Ella Cooke

Ella's plans for a working holiday in England were dashed by the outbreak of war in 1914. Listen to excepts from Ella's diary where she talks about her time in the French Flag Nursing Corps.

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World War II fighter pilot Alan McGregor Peart was only 19 when he qualified as a pilot in WW2. He flew Spitfires in Europe, Africa and Asia with 81 squadron, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross for his work. Our last New Zealand Fighter Ace, Alan passed away on 5 September 2018. Read more
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