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A special commemorative service was held to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele at the National War Memorial in Wellington today. The Battle of Passchendaele was New Zealand’s worst military disaster in terms of lives lost in a single day. During battles on 4 and 12 October 1917 more than 1300 young New Zealanders were killed and many more injured. On 12 October alone more than 800 New Zealanders were killed.
The Last Post is played for the victims of Passchendaele
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