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Hear John Montgomery describe how he got a job on the Aquitania.
The Aquitania in Wellington Harbour. This luxurious and fast Cunard Liner served as a troopship during the war and in 1940, when this picture was taken, carried troops of the Second Echelon of 2NZEF.
The Aquitania is pictured in Wellington Harbour in 1940, which is when this Cunard White Star liner first visited New Zealand to load troops for the Middle East