New Zealand Battlefields and Memorials of the Western FrontThis is a guide book that provides directions for those who wish to visit the graves of their forbears or to examine the places in which so much New Zealand blood was shed, often in horrifying conditions. Brief descriptions of the various battles in which the New Zealanders took part are provided to give the visitor a perspective on the numerous New Zealand battlefields, monuments, and cemeteries. |
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... headstones in a com- munal cemetery to huge gatherings of more than 10,000 graves , such as those at Tyne - Cot in Belgium and Étaples in France . All of the CWGC cemeteries have a Cross of Sacrifice designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield ...
... headstones in a com- munal cemetery to huge gatherings of more than 10,000 graves , such as those at Tyne - Cot in Belgium and Étaples in France . All of the CWGC cemeteries have a Cross of Sacrifice designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield ...
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... headstones the words ' A New Zealand Soldier of the Great War ' and ' Known unto God ' . Each cemetery has a register , kept in a small alcove or cupboard near the entrance . This contains details of the soldiers buried in the cemetery ...
... headstones the words ' A New Zealand Soldier of the Great War ' and ' Known unto God ' . Each cemetery has a register , kept in a small alcove or cupboard near the entrance . This contains details of the soldiers buried in the cemetery ...
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... headstones . Some New Zealanders were buried with British , Australian , or other New Zealand soldiers . About three ... headstone inscription nor the cemetery register . Cross the motorway ( A25 ) into Steenwerck , then take the D10 ...
... headstones . Some New Zealanders were buried with British , Australian , or other New Zealand soldiers . About three ... headstone inscription nor the cemetery register . Cross the motorway ( A25 ) into Steenwerck , then take the D10 ...
Contents
Visiting the battlefields | 5 |
MessinesLa Basseville | 26 |
ArmentièresLys | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
12 October Alexander Turnbull Library Amiens Anzac Corps April Archives New Zealand Armentières Arras artillery Bailleul Bapaume barrage Basseville Battalion Battle Beaudignies Belgium Brigade British Cemetery captured casualties Cathedral Cemetery Ploegsteert Cemetery St Jan commemorated Communal Cemetery Extension CWGC Cyclist Étaples Farm Cemetery fighting Flers forces France front line German offensive Grévillers Havrincourt headstones Hébuterne Ieper II Anzac Corps July Kemmel kilometres Le Quesnoy Longueval machine-gun Marfaux Menin Gate Menin Road Mesen metres Military Cemetery Missing museum November NZEF Otago Passchendaele Passendale Péronne plaque Ploegsteert Wood Polygon Wood Poperinge proceed Quesnoy recorded the names Rifle Road Cemetery Roeselaarestraat Romeries s-Graventafel sector September Sergeant shell Solesmes Somme three kilometres town trenches tunnellers turn left turn right Tyne-Cot unveiled Vertigneul Victoria Cross village wall Website Western Front World Ypres Zealand battlefield memorial Zealand Division Zealand graves Zealand Memorial Zealand soldiers Zealand troops Zealanders advanced Zillebeke
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