By 1917 the Defence Department was encouraging family members to say goodbye to soldiers when they came home on final leave, rather than attempting to see them off at the wharf as they left the country. It scheduled this leave as close as possible to their departure date. This touching scene, captioned ‘Final Leave’, appeared in the Auckland Weekly News in June 1918.
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First World War farewells
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6 April 1919
NZ (Māori) Pioneer Battalion returns from war
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15 July 1915
Gallipoli wounded arrive home on the Willochra
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16 October 1914
Main Body of NZEF sails to war
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7 October 1917
German 'Sea Devil' imprisoned in NZ
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30 October 1918
Massive prohibition petition presented to Parliament
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22 December 1916
Future PM Fraser charged with sedition
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