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Laying a wreath on US Memorial Day

Marjorie Joyce Davis, representing the New Zealand wives and fiancees of US servicemen, lays a wreath at the Wellington cenotaph on America’s Memorial Day, 30 May 1944.

This image Appears In 1 Article:

  • Eleanor Roosevelt's visit, 1943
    US Forces in New Zealand

Keywords

war memorials
american forces
wellington cenotaph
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: F 1019 1/4
Photographer: John Pascoe
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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'Laying a wreath on US Memorial Day', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/us-memorial-day-wreath, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012

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