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    Godfrey Bowen

    Bowen helped establish sheep shearing as a legitimate sport and a form of entertainment. He was one of the inaugural inductees into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

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Kiwi soldier faces firing squad

1945 Kiwi soldier faces firing squad

After more than a year on the run in northern Italy, New Zealand prisoner of war David Russell was recaptured and executed. His courage in the face of death earned him the George Cross. more...

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Liberation - Prisoners of WarItalian campaign timeline

External links

  • David Russell biography (DNZB)
  • David Russell (NZETC)
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