The first large group of Main Body men to return to New Zealand were given an impressive welcome when they arrived on the Hororata in March 1919.
Louis Giblin remembered the occasion:
The reception in Wellington was wonderful – different organisations, women’s choruses. I think the pubs were closed. They were frightened – probably had reason to be, because these were all fit men.
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First World War homecomings
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RELATED TO RETURN OF MAIN BODY SOLDIERS, 1919
Events
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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
Biographies
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Mary Mulcahy
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Robert Triggs
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Alfred William Robin
Articles
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New Zealanders who resisted the First World War
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Honouring public servants
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Repatriation of returned servicemen
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Policing the war effort
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Feeding Britain
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Maintaining public services during the war
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Getting the men to war
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The public service in 1914
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First World War homecomings
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NZ Railways at war
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The Public Service at war - overview
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First World War by the numbers
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First World War laws and regulations
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First World War farewells
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The Post and Telegraph Department at war
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Schools and the First World War
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Supporting the war effort
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First World War - overview
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