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Featherston camp
History of the military training camp at Featherston during the First World War
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Page 2 – Featherston camp death register 1915–19
A transcript of the Featherston Camp death register from the First World War
Armistice Day
After four terrible years, the First World War finally came to a close with the signing of an armistice between Germany and the Allied Powers on 11 November 1918. New Zealanders celebrated enthusiastically, despite having recently celebrated the surrenders of the three other Central Powers and the premature news of an armistice with Germany.
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Page 5 – Armistice Day and the flu
The influenza pandemic dampened some Armistice festivities, particularly in Auckland.
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Main image: Mail delivery at Etaples
Mail delivery to New Zealand soldiers at Etaples, 1918
