Personal details
Full Name:
- James Allen
Lifetime:
- 10 Feb 1855–28 Jul 1942
Biography
James Allen
As Minister of Defence from 1912 until 1920, James Allen was responsible for the organisation of New Zealand’s military forces during the First World War.
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Pacific aftermath
Participation in the First World War changed Pacific Islanders' lives. Returning servicemen had seen the world.
- Page 4 - NZ government acknowledgementDuring the 1920s, the contribution of the Cook Islands and Niue to the war effort was recognised in a number of ways, especially official visits, the building of monuments and the
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Main image: First World War telegram
First World War telegram to wife of 'dangerously ill' soldier
