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~~\ a[J1 .. '!e( ~, on tl1e night o 2nd Septem-}J a · ci]l o 1p o: ret,1 . ned so],liers
. ; ,~' 11 ·11gf,i1 gather on the anniversary !Jt fJ er; <lf' 0 }0:11 t knolvn ineidents in the
JfA it T. I • rl )Ji' was . the torpedoi11g of .. ,.,,e i {J(J ~' ip1 S0uthla:nrl in the Aegea1J.
· S<,a o t ,, mor i g of th 2nd Septemr.>er, lf , '· ' l e sel wa ca.1·rying se'7e:ral
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Jn~ r<.,d At atralia t oop and some £arty ·· ~ Zn{t : nrl<~1'.t iron . 1.,h1 Island ef Lem~nos
· 1.<) G· . i Jol · ~AiJ abottt J_0.:30 on a ~ '111 m J!~r1i11 g . G~ "rli an. Nu b1na1~i~1J e sud-cl <-1111, r U.f)J ~~1 '< 'i flJ'.JC · fi1:eu tW0 tOl'])edoes at ;,J. . '("H~ ·l~ 'J,1,t :ti1's1, m:isoed. 'by inches~ t111J tl1(~ •"( <~•>lJ<i :stJ·11t:]h. tl:Jn 'et se] jn 1jl1e },o ~' . Alt• ~·, ., t]lCl'$ Slill1e n .ri:3r l.i ·es WC~I~e . ]c)~i tJ ·tti lt ~ti 11 1.h1''~~ N'~w· Zeal;1,1de1:s~
'J" JCHc 01J ,·~tandi1Jg i11eide11t" of the wa1~ 11~l''<' a tet1clc.;i1cv 1,o bt.~ l"e1ne1i1be:rc~d n101'e J\tJ(il. ,, tlao~·e concei~ned as tlle~ yea
go o:r a1Jd ], st evening a.t t11e l"tet_ttrned 8cJldicr. ' 11 b a pleasant evening was
c11t i11 , .n cdoit ~ a11d i emin,seei1ce by tl1e snlrtll ba1Jd O·f '\Vellitllgton men who we1~e f
on 11oard ;,J1 e ve~sal. · · . 1 Tl1e 111nction w·as held under the chair- , m.anslait1 of Kn jor V. P. Hot1glit{1n, and
• • I keeping oli e the ol spirit of comrade· ' ship formed in the war. '
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lilt ftrrther _ ~ons~c~_a_!~~~ later· · ~f::w t back
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et·~· ha\'e ~o fa1· ~ign~d tip to land on Gall iµoU n"'ext A~ t·il 2:.. TI1e la·ntii11g \Vill be. U1e c1=n1ax of tJ1e i11~oi1osed pilg1·in1age · Anzacs t. con1-.11en101·ate ti1e cj0tt1 arn1i, .. rsa1·)- .of ·the origit1al lar1dj11g.
Ti1e full pa1·tJ-. con prisi11g Atts.ti·alian.: et1d Ne,,- ealand
• e1·~. ,,-ill as~e111ble t a con .. v-ei1iei1t poi11t in the l't[editer-1· a l1ean 011 01· a Ool1t. p1-il 13. 1965. ...~t t11is stage Atl1e.11s is the likel~- starti11g poi11t~
TI1,e n1ain J;: ai·t~· ,,·ill be a ii· .. it ~ 1 l.ift0 d f1·or11 Aust1·alia.. .. s111all 1
• pa1·t:lr ·of i~nzacs \\"ill j\Ji11 t11·e 1 off- n1ait1 gi·ot1t1 f1·on1 tl1e U1:1ited · Ollll}
7 .Kii1gdon1 and ti1er,e 111aj- ·be R ill thed i fe,\ .. additio11s f1·l11n a111tJ.t1e:st
a11 Ne\\i Zeala11d 11at.ionals livinJt in l\l!editer1·a11ean ,eoun .. '
the t1·ie8. -sten1 Present .. Plaris include ,·isl ts tinan fo1· tl1e l;Jilg1·m1~ to Tob1·t1k.
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. Ill ion islands i11 tl1e · Aegea t1. Tl1e e-ca1 .. c1·t1ise \\"ill ct1lr11.in.ate in .s . ,·ea i·s la11di11g 011 tl1e Gallipoli e t'n- peni11st1 l~1 oi1 Ap1·il 25 n 11d p ilooi n <Z t g-1·i111s ,,~ill ~per1d t\,-(1 tltl~rs i 't\ t1t a ,. the battle area~ .. t\ftpr a call
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Sc) f(11· t.hc~ N.Z.R.S.A. ht1~ r·cc;<:!tV(~r{ [1l)l)l1t. 7:l <"l~1J)lit;c-1-tic1ns f.(> :ioit1 tl'\t~ i.1il~1·imrl!&!(' (1nr.{ tl1c .R .. S.I~'· in A11~tt·C'l~ia n E~ a l· I y t \\' i (~ e !l s n1 a n J' . At"> .. l) I l c rt tin n fr> i· m ~ a t• e a ·v fl j l ::-1 b 1 e at local R. S. A. s tht·ottg11otlt !'Tew Zealand, and these atso relate to part.lcioatio!'l in the financi.al subsidy which .is avail,able.
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