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Back to the First world War and Nelson troops at Port Nelson after returning from leave, August 28, 1915. The pic, supplied by Mr H. Quirk, now living in Papanui, Christchurch, includes Bunny Arnold, Jack Bennett, George Sutton, Lull Connell, Quirk (extreme left, front), Dick Batt and C. Jones (reclining).

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H. (Jack) McNamara and friend somewhere overseas. Jack served with the general hospital in Egypt. The boys at the R.S.A. want to know which is the donkey, Jack.

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Cigarette issue in the desert. Norval Fowler, who supplied the pic, is hunched up over the carton.

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From Jim Williams comes this pic of this Turkish pontoon at Port Nelson, captured by Nelson digs at the Suez Canal. This pontoon is still outside the R.S.A. headquarters in Rutherford Street in an excellent state of preservation.