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New Zealand troops leaving for South Africa

New Zealand troops, possibly from the Eighth Contingent, on the SS Surrey or SS Cornwall, February 1902.

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  • Fourth Contingent on parade in South Africa
    NZ units in South Africa 1899-1902

Keywords

south african war
eighth contingent
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-024513-F
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