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Pies care of the Otago Patriotic League

Note
New Zealand Defence Force Library
Permission of the New Zealand Defence Force Library must be obtained before any re-use of these images.

Click on the photograph above to see images of New Zealand soldiers close to the front line enjoying hot meat pies, courtesy of funds provided by the Otago Patriotic League. Such treats were a welcome relief for men enduring the hardships and deprivations of trench life. The captions are those used in the original scrapbook from which these images are taken.

Credit

New Zealand Defence Force Library
Permission of the New Zealand Defence Force Library must be obtained before any reuse of these images.

How to cite this page

Pies care of the Otago Patriotic League, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/interactive/otago-patriotic-league, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated