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Tomb of the Unknown Warrior (New Zealand)

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Tomb of the Unknown Warrior June 2012
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior June 2012

The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is part of the New Zealand National War Memorial on Buckle Street, Wellington. On 6 November 2004, the remains of an unknown New Zealand soldier were exhumed from the (CWGC) Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, and laid to rest in the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Wellington, New Zealand. He represents over 18,000 members of New Zealand forces who lost their lives during the First World War. A special headstone marks his original resting place in Plot 14, Row A, Grave 27.

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Tomb of the Unknown Warrior (New Zealand)
Parade Square, Wellington Mount Cook

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6021 Wellington, Mount Cook
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Tomb of the Unknown Warrior June 2012
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