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Originally Posted by Chipper
My guess would be it's not referring to the NZ badge, as I think, and correct me if I'm wrong, 1914 would be too early for the NZ transports to have sailed??
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The first two transports , Moeraki and Maunganui , departed on 15th August 1914. A further convoy of ten vessels (including Maunganui on second trip) departed on 16 October 1914.
The debate mentioning "those serving in merchant vessels" was in March 1915 , but isn't clear whether this is about what were termed "home boats" (those involved in import/export from Britain) or Commonwealth vessels.
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