Painting of HMS New Zealand by Gerald Maurice Burn, 1915. Gifted to the Royal Navy by the New Zealand government in 1909, the battlecruiser came through the First World War battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank and Jutland with little damage. A few New Zealand sailors served on the warship.
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First World War - overview
The Royal New Zealand Navy
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RELATED TO GERALD MAURICE BURN, HMS NEW ZEALAND, 1915
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31 May 1916
HMS New Zealand fights in the Battle of Jutland
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8 February 1915
Ambush in Turkey leads to death of New Zealand seaman
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30 April 1917
William Sanders wins New Zealand's only naval VC
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24 May 1943
Turning point in Battle of the Atlantic
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19 December 1941
HMS Neptune lost in Mediterranean minefield
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12 April 1913
HMS New Zealand begins tour of NZ
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Percival Hall-Thompson
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William Sanders
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George Butler
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Nugent Welch
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Horace Moore-Jones
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First World War art
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Battle of the River Plate
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D-Day
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