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Cenotaph Stories

  • Man of Mystery: Who was John Henry Bennett?

    Matthew Nickless
    Collection Information Technician

    Nearly 100,000 New Zealanders served in World War I. Among those called to service were many conscientous objectors, men and women who were avowed pacifists. One of those was John Henry Bennett, but who was he?

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  • Return from War: The Impact of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic on First World War Veterans

    Matthew Nickless
    Collection Technician - Research Support

    As New Zealand's servicepeople returned home from the First World War they were faced with the rise of an influenza pandemic. It killed thousands of New Zealanders, and many soldiers. These are the stories of two of those men.

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  • Life on the curve: stories of essential workers in times of war

    Virginia Gow
    Contemporary Reflections Grant Recipient

    Virginia Gow comes from a family of medical specialists and essential health workers, some who served in the First World War and the 1918 influenza pandemic, allows for an interesting outsider-insider vantage point on the concept that our fight against Covid-19 has been like a war.

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