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Achilles crew march through Auckland

Achilles crew march through Auckland

The officers and crew of HMS Achilles march through Auckland on 23 February 1940. A crowd of 100,000 people turned out to welcome home the heroes of the Battle of River Plate.

Image from Achilles at the River Plate, by S.D. Waters
War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington 1948
Further information on this image may be obtained through the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre website.

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