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Full Name:
- Robert Logan
Lifetime:
- 2 Apr 1863–4 Feb 1935
Robert Logan
Robert Logan ran the military administration of German Samoa on behalf of Britain during the First World War.
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Capture of German Samoa
When war broke out in Europe in August 1914, Britain asked New Zealand to seize German Samoa as a ‘great and urgent Imperial service’. Although the tiny German garrison offered no opposition, at the time it was regarded as a potentially risky action.
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Page 4 – Wartime administration
German officials were replaced by New Zealand military officers, civilians, or British residents. These often lacked the experience or qualifications to do the job.
New Zealand in Samoa
New Zealand was ill-equipped to cope with the Western Samoa mandate allocated by the League of Nations in 1920. The Mau movement's passive resistance culminated in the violence of 'Black Saturday', 28 December 1929, which left 11 Samoans and one New Zealand policeman dead.
- Page 2 - BackgroundWhen war broke out in Europe in August 1914, Britain asked New Zealand to seize German Samoa as a 'great and urgent Imperial service'.
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Main image: Raising the Union Jack in Apia
New Zealand officials raise the Union Jack at Apia courthouse, Samoa, on 30 August 1914.
