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The outbreak of the disease coincided with the finish of World War One and the return of troops to New Zealand, and some of the worst hit places were military camps. This record is titled ‘Featherston Camp – Register of Deaths’, and it lists the deaths at the camp from 17 December 1915 - 15 March 1920, a vast proportion of which were the result of influenza. It demonstrates one of the most devastating peculiarities of the pandemic in that this strain of influenza was most lethal for young, fit people, as opposed to the elderly or children. This meant that many soldiers who had only recently survived the experience of warfare, succumbed to the disease in great numbers.
This record was created by the Army Department and forms part of a group of records relating to Military Camps [Series 24697]. It has been digitised in full and can be viewed at www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=23696006 There is also a transcribed version available on nzhistory.net at www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/featherston-camp/deaths , and a personal account of researching this record on WW100 at ww100.govt.nz/featherston-camp-death-register
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