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    Charles Upham is probably New Zealand's most famous soldier. His actions in Crete in 1941 and Egypt in 1942 led to his becoming one of only three people – and the only combat soldier – ever to win the Victoria Cross twice.

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NZ Centennial Exhibition opens

1939 NZ Centennial Exhibition opens

More than 2.6 million people visited the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition which ran from 8 November 1939 to 4 May 1940 at Rongotai, Wellington. more...

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The Centennial Exhibition - New Zealand Centennial, 1940Edmund Anscombe

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NZers march into a besieged Madrid

1936 NZers march into a besieged Madrid

Griff Maclaurin and Steve Yates were part of the International Column of anti-fascist volunteers who marched into Madrid, bolstering the city's defences against the assault of General Franco's rebel armies. They were killed in battle within two days of arriving more...

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Geoffrey CoxNZ combatants in SpainGriff MaclaurinSpanish Civil War memorial plaque

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