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The N.Z. Rifle Brigade ("Dinkums") earlier known as the Earl of Liverpool's Own, trained at Rangiotu for active service in World War One. During World War One Manawaroa Te Awe Awe offered the Government the use of part of his farm for a training camp, to replace the camp at Trentham (Wellington) which had been evacuated.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2009N_A29_WAR_2195
Title
N.Z. Rifle Brigade, Rangiotu Camp
Held In
Coolstore
Original held in
Public Photograph Collection A29

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Place
Palmerston North

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