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ANZAC Day 2006

24 April 2006
Anzac Day commemorations in New Caledonia

A ceremony to commemorate the allied war effort in the Pacific during World War II was held on 23 April 2006.

The ceremony remembers the Australian, New Zealand and American forces that served in New Caledonia during the war in the Pacific.

This ceremony is a prelude to the ANZAC Day commemorations to be held in Noumea.
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Captain Stuart Mayer (Royal Australian Navy) participates in a minutes silence during the ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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Mr Warrick McFadden a New Zealand veteran from the World War Two in the Pacific prepares to lay a wreath during the ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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Mr Warrick McFadden a New Zealand veteran from the World War Two in the Pacific prepares to lay a wreath during the ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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A wreath laid during the ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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Captain Stuart Mayer (Royal Australian Navy) and Mr Borong Ros (Australian Deputy Consul General to New Caledonia) participates in the ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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Mr Warrick McFadden, a New Zealand World War II veteran looks at a carving dedicated to the Australian and New Zealand Allied troops who fought in the Pacific during the ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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Mr Warrick McFadden, a New Zealand World War II veteran beside a carving dedicated to the Australian and New Zealand Allied troops who fought in the Pacific during the ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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A plaque dedicated to the Allied war effort in the Pacific during World War II is surrounded by wreaths during the ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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Able Seaman Brett Hadlow (Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Melville) holds the Australian National Flag alongside a French Veteran and a New Zealand soldier during the ANZAC Day commemorations.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia.Able Seaman Brett Hadlow (Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Melville) holds the Australian National Flag alongside a French Veteran and a New Zealand soldier during the ANZAC Day commemorations.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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Mia Langley (Pink top) and Gemma Langley (blue top) during the ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia. Although residents of New Caledonia, their Great Grandfather Allan Doak fought at Gallipoli with the New Zealand Army.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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ANZAC Day commemorations in New Caledonia.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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Able Seaman Brett Hadlow (Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Melville) holds the Australian National Flag during the ANZAC Day commemorations.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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A rose on the grave of a New Zealand soldier is a reminder of those who lost their lives during World War.
(Date taken: 23 April 2006)
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