Article Archive
April 2005

Revisiting ANZAC

 

Dr Christopher Pugsley, internationally recognised military historian who has specialised in studying Gallipoli and other First World War campaigns involving the New Zealand Forces, recalls his first visit to ANZAC Cove in December 1980.

The rise and rise of ANZAC Day

 

RSA Historian Dr Stephen Clarke explores the factors underlying the phenomenal growth of interest in ANZAC Day:

One More River

 

Between 9-16 April 1945, men of the 2NZEF fought what was to be one of the last "set pieces" battles for the division during WWII. The RSA Review has a look at one aspect of the Battle for the Senio River.

Singapore Remembers

 

Singapore commemorates the 60th anniversary of war's end.

Women's Conference

 

"A historic day in the evolution of the Women's Sections of the RSA movement," Claire Emberson, Interim President National Women's Sections.

'That old photo'

 

A black and white photograph depicting 161 Battery in dacrons uniforms, in front of an odd shaped, three storied building, hung on the wall outside the Battery office in Papakura for many years...

Dignitaries pay respects at Unknown Warrior

 

The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior has been visited by several overseas visiting dignitaries and local VIPs since its commissioning on 11 November 2004.

'We have come to help'

 

In response to the 26 December 2004 tsunami, NZDF personnel and Force Elements (FE) were deployed to the affected region in South East Asia for a period of 30 days to provide immediate humanitarian assistance.