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Achilles complimentary travel ticket

Achilles complimentary travel ticket

Special travel pass issued to the crew of the Achilles on their return to Auckland, February 1940. The pass allowed them complimentary travel on trams, buses and ferries 'in recognition of duty nobly done' at the Battle of the River Plate.

Image courtesy Royal New Zealand Navy Museum,
Reference: EBB0013
Permission of the Royal New Zealand Navy Museum must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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