Sir Joseph Ward, General Sir Douglas Haig, Mr Massey (4688661596)

Sir Joseph Ward, General Sir Douglas Haig, Mr Massey (4688661596)

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In this photograph General Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) stands second from the right. Also present are Sir Joseph Ward (1856-1930), member of the New Zealand National Government and ex-Prime Minister, and the Rt. Hon William Massey (1865-1925), Prime Minister at the time (sworn in 12 August 1915).
During World War I over 124,000, almost ten per cent of the New Zealand population joined the army. Seventeen thousand were killed.
[Original reads: 'Sir Joseph Ward, General Sir Douglas Haig, Mr Massey.']

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1918
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National Library of Scotland
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