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The Royal car is greeted by crowds in Upper Hutt

There were more than 9000 beds for wounded and ill American servicemen in New Zealand. One of the largest hospitals was the naval base hospital at Silverstream

At the opening of the Silverstream hospital the marines provided their own band

Eleanor Roosevelt chats with the wounded at the hospital at Silverstream

On 31 January 1943 a number of wounded patients were awarded the Purple Heart for bravery in action at the naval base hospital at Silverstream