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Cenotaph Stories

  • Ben Peckham: the advocate

    Ben Peckham served in the New Zealand Army from 1990 until 1997 including service in Bosnia. In this interview we consider his life before, during and after service. Ben's experience has made him a passionate advocate in the veteran support space. He believes the incredible wrap-around support he received during some of his hardest times should be the default experience for other personnel.

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  • New Zealand Battalion 5 in Timor Leste

    Captain Roger Hovenden (Ret.)

    In this Cenotaph Story Roger Hovenden shares his experience of service in East Timor (Timor Leste) between November 2001 to May 2002. Between September 1999 and 2002, more than 5,000 NZDF personnel served in Timor as part of International Force East Timor and others did until 2012, serving with the United Nations.

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  • RNZCT Driver Training Team – Multinational Force and Observers Sinai, 1983 – 1984

    Captain Peter Sheppard, New Zealand Army, (Ret.)

    Captain Peter Sheppard (Ret) kindly provided the following article in response to a call for submissions printed in the Spring 2022 Edition of the Veteran's News.  Peter was a member of the Driver Training Team as part of the Multinational Force and Observers Sinai, 1983 – 1984

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