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Charles Begg

Charles Begg was New Zealand's most decorated member of the Medical Corps during the First World War. He played a major role in the treatment of troops during the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.

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12 October

1917 NZ's ‘blackest day’ at Passchendaele

In terms of lives lost on a single day, this was the greatest disaster in New Zealand history. The failed assault on Passchendaele in Belgium left more than 2700 New Zealanders dead, wounded or missing. more...

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New Zealand goes to war - First World War overview The Passchendaele offensive

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Passchendaele (From Papanui to Passchendaele)
The NZ Division (1966 encyclopaedia)
William Braithwaite biography (DNZB)
Andrew Russell biography (DNZB)

<em>Niagara</em>'s arrival blamed for flu pandemic

1918 Niagara's arrival blamed for flu pandemic

Many people blamed the liner Niagara for bringing a deadly new influenza virus to New Zealand. But six people had died of the flu in Auckland in the three days before it arrived, and the upsurge in cases in the city came two weeks later. more...