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Over the past five years, the Online Cenotaph has completed many research and data projects often using items from Auckland Museum's collections. The popular searches provides access to many of these research projects and datasets. We will continue to add new datasets over time. We are happy to help If you have a research project or a suggestion for a popular search, please contact us.
We have identified more than 120 Royal Society Te Apārangi members who served in World War I and II, reflecting diverse expertise and contributions.
Read moreNew Zealanders served in the Arctic convoys during WWII, but their contributions are not widely recognised. We have identified those who took part, documenting their service in this challenging and significant campaign.
Read moreMilitary veterans have enriched Auckland Museum’s commemorative mission, applying their skills as curators, educators, botanists, and attendants across generations.
Read moreFrom military service to the world stage, New Zealand's veteran Olympians exemplify resilience and dedication. 15 New Zealand military veterans have had the privilege of representing New Zealand at the Olympics.
Read moreThe 1918 Influenza Pandemic, sweeping across the globe during the final year of World War I, profoundly impacted New Zealand, quickly claiming around 9,000 lives. This devastating event is particularly notable for its severe toll among young adults, including many servicemen and women returning from the war.
Read moreListing of World War II personnel who recorded messages as part of the National Broadcasting Service Mobile Units.
Read moreThere have been nearly 40 service people identified in Online Cenotaph as being of Chinese descent but there are sure to be many more. If you have further information to contribute, please contact us.
Read moreList of those New Zealand personnel of Indian descent.
Read moreLake Alice Psychiatric Hospital was on the outskirts of Marton and operated from 1950 until 1999. Some veterans who suffered from ‘shell shock’ had been admitted for treatment to Lake Alice. The Marton RSA would like to hear from anyone who may have had a relative or knows of a serviceman who was at Lake Alice Hospital.
Read moreDespite large loss of land and disregard from the Crown in the 19th century, 50 years later Ngāti Raukawa men were enlisting in large numbers to fight in World War One, and later World War Two. This article outlines the research conducted by Te Kenehi Teira and Heeni Collins as part of a report commissioned by Crown Forestry Rental Trust, Wellington (Wai 2200 Porirua ki Manawatu Inquiry).
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