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The Catlins And The Great War 1914-1918
Paperback Edition: 1
The Owaka World War One Roll of Honour lists the names of 45 men, but it does not tell the full story or the consequences of the conflict. The toll of young lives was a disaster for such a small community, and for years afterwards men were still dying from wounds, sickness, gas poisoning and suicide. Those who survived to resume their old lives were often scarred forever by their experiences. The authors have compiled a roll call of 424 Catlins soldiers, telling their stories for the first time; those who died and those who survived, side by side on these pages as they were in the trenches 100 years ago. Here is the Catlins story of the Great War and the devastating influenza epidemic that followed.
Featured in the 30 April 2019 New Zealand newsletter.
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Pages : 337
Publisher : Fair Dinkum Publications
Publication date : 2018-06-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Published in New Zealand, Humanities, New Zealand, History, NZ History, First World War