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Old 24-04-2008, 10:07 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Caretaker of NZ's WWII casualties

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Bourail (boo-rye) is a town of just 6000 people on the West Coast of New Caledonia - it is sister cities with Waimate, but its links with this country do not end there.

During the war it was a major base for Kiwi troops, but these days it is where New Zealand's Pacific casualties of WWII are buried.

Ali Ikram went there and met up with a local who has dedicated much of his life to preserving their memory.
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Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945.
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Old 25-04-2008, 03:28 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Did not know that. Thanks for posting, Kyt.
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