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Red Cross train, 1915

Wounded men returnign from Gallipoli who lived in North Island towns along the Main Trunk Line were transported home from Wellington by New Zealand's first-ever military 'Red Cross Train'.

Gallipoli wounded arrive home on the <em>Willochra</em>

The first large group of men wounded at Gallipoli to return to New Zealand arrived in Wellington on the Willochra in mid-July 1915 as part of a draft of around 300 men

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First World War homecomings – First World War homecomingsRed Cross train, 1915 – First World War homecomings

External links

  • Willochra troopship publications (Auckland War Memorial Museum)

Nelson welcomes home Gallipoli wounded

Nelson was one of many communities which gave its first batch of ‘Heroes from the Dardanelles’ a big welcome.

Wellington crowd welcomes Gallipoli wounded

Huge crowds met the first large group of Gallipoli wounded in Wellington.
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