"Lest We Forget"
Collection by Shirley Savage • Last updated 2 days ago
Lest we forget
Ngāpuhi nursing sisters, Whāngārei, 1901
Although neither Māori nor women served in the New Zealand armed forces in the South African War, they shared in the new soldierly identification. These Ngāpuhi nurses are dressed up in uniforms to collect funds for the war.
In photos: Australia and New Zealand during WWII
With the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II on Sept. 1, take a look back at photographs of Australia and New Zealand’s role in one of the greatest conflicts in history.
Once were Anzacs: The epic history of Māori soldiers in WWI
Despite disputes over land at the time, Māori soldiers rose to the occasion during WWI, making NZ proud.
William Hardham VC
Photograph of William Hardham VC
Recreating the 8th Southland Infantry Company at Gallipoli 1915: Tanya Roberts and Annitta Michelle
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"With Sturdy Stride They March Away" - the March over the Rimutaka Ranges
"With sturdy stride they march away To the roll of the kettle-drums brave, To cheery trumpets blare and play And the starry banners wave. They need no spurs to urge them on; Their hearts are beating fast, And tear-bright eyes have smiled and shone As rank on rank swept past. From columns deep of marching feet The dust-clouds scatter and blow, And boom-boom-boom! the big drums beat To let the nations know..." From a song written by Will Lawson (1876-1957). The Fifteenth Reinforcement marching…
16 August, 1918 - New Zealand nurses and medical officers of the New Zealand Stationary Hospital
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Kiwi remains identified more than a century later on WWI battlefield in Belgium
Archaeologists make a rare identification of century-old kiwi remains.
The New Zealand Cyclists at Messines
Niue joins the New Zealand war effort
New Zealanders in the Crucible of History
'Massey's Tourists' - New Zealand's Expeditionary Force in Egypt
Former Nazi guard, age 100, charged as accessory to murder in Germany - NZ Herald
Former Nazi guard, age 100, charged as accessory to murder in Germany - NZ Herald
The untold story of an Army nurse who risked his life to save others at the Battle of Baghak: 'There was a firefight going on around me'
The army nurse wrote a farewell note to his daughter. But he survived - and saved the lives of injured comrades.