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Horses in the First World War

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Horses in the First World War

Horses were needed by the New Zealand army in the Middle East and Egypt during the First World War. It was a great deal hotter and drier than at home, which was tough on both soldiers and horses.

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira

Reference: Album 216 p. 50, n.2

by A. Rhodes

Permission of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Emma Meyer, Horses – War, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19284/horses-in-the-first-world-war (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Emma Meyer, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.