‘...for the first time since facing
the enemy
my mind allows itself to really believe that
I shall see you all again’
12/474 George Tuck, Auckland Infantry
Battalion,
writing to his parents on 12 November 1918
Armistice Day 2008 I
The 90th Anniversary
A Guide for New Zealanders to Armistice Day 2008 (Tuesday, 11 November
2008).
 Latest
News
Armistice
Day in New Zealand
Armistice
Day Overseas
Media
Coverage
Useful
Links
Lastest News
The latest news and information.
14 July 2008
Good
papers never die
The Press
8 July 2008
Work
on war memorial soon to begin
Timaru Herald
Armistice Day in New Zealand
 Nearer
the time a searchable calendar of services and events will be posted on
this site but in the meantime Contact
your nearest RSA for details of the Armistice Day service local to
you.
The following are special events happening around the country:
 Armistice
in Cambridge
Memorial Park, Cambridge
7-9 November 2008
This year Armistice in Cambridge 2008 will take place during the weekend
prior to Armistice Day Tuesday 11 November, with a full weekend of events
at Memorial Park.
www.armisticeincambridge.co.nz
Armistice Day Overseas
Information for New Zealanders travelling to services and special events
around the world.
France
 Le
Quesnoy
3-11 November 2008
A full programme of commemorations as well as an exhibition, a play and
"France and New Zealand during the Great War/La France et la Nouvelle-Zélande
pendant la grande guerre": A Conference organised by the University
of Waikato and Le Quesnoy.
www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/LeQuesnoy08
Australia
Remembrance Day (Australian War Memorial, Canberra)
www.awm.gov.au
Canada
Remembrance Day (Canadian War Museum, Ottawa)
www.warmuseum.ca
United Kingdom
Remembrance Sunday (BBC)
www.bbc.co.uk
United States of America
Veterans Day (Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Washington)
www1.va.gov
Media Coverage
Useful links
New
Zealand Military History links (on this site)
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database
www.aucklandmuseum.com
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.cwgc.org
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