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A large group of soldiers stand on parade in front of what appear to be the betting windows at the Awapuni Racecourse. This was home to one of New Zealand’s largest training camps in World War One, and was the sole location for training the New Zealand Medical Corps staff.

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Identifier
2018-44
Date
circa 1918
Digitisation ID
2020P_2018-44_030636
Format
B&W print
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IMCA Digital Archive

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army,
awapuni military camp,
awapuni racecourse,
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world war one,
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