1915: The Gallipoli men return
LUZ ZUNIGA/STUFF Despite the Covid-19 lockdown, the fallen were remembered in Nelson on Anzac Day 2020 including at Anzac Park and outside the home of RSA patron John Beeching, 96, who flew with the Royal Air Force in World War II. THE PRESS 160 YEARS is a series marking the launch of The The Press will revisit stories from every year of publication. A troopship called the Willochra brought the first wounded and invalided men home from Gallipoli. The Press was there when it docked at Lyttelton. “All expressed their pleasure at seeing the green hills of Lyttelton again, but most of th...
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