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A long, long trial : marching over the Rimutaka Hill, 1915-1918 and the Re-enactment March, September 2015 {Publication 206]
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AuthorNeil FrancesPublisherWairarapa Archive and Fraser BooksPlace of publicationMastertonDate of publicationNovember 2015DescriptionTHe story of the famous Rimutaka Hill marches. The New Zealand Army used the Rimutaka Hill road, between Wairarapa and Hutt Valley, as the ultimate fitness test for infantry about to embark for service on the Western Front in World War One. Ovwe 30,000 soldiers climbed to the 555 metre summit on their three day trek, usually fed and cheered by patriotic civilians. the reinforced marches from 1915-1918 were widely photographed and reported, making the Rimutaka trek a public affair.
AS part of the centenary of the Great War, a Warpaint group re-enacted the Rimutaka Crossing of 27 September 2015, with many participants descendants of the original marchers.
AuthorNeil FrancesPublisherWairarapa Archive and Fraser BooksPlace of publicationMastertonDate of publicationNovember 2015DescriptionTHe story of the famous Rimutaka Hill marches. The New Zealand Army used the Rimutaka Hill road, between Wairarapa and Hutt Valley, as the ultimate fitness test for infantry about to embark for service on the Western Front in World War One. Ovwe 30,000 soldiers climbed to the 555 metre summit on their three day trek, usually fed and cheered by patriotic civilians. the reinforced marches from 1915-1918 were widely photographed and reported, making the Rimutaka trek a public affair.AS part of the centenary of the Great War, a Warpaint group re-enacted the Rimutaka Crossing of 27 September 2015, with many participants descendants of the original marchers.
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PlaceTrentham CampSubjectWorld War, 1914-1918
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Neil Frances, A long, long trial : marching over the Rimutaka Hill, 1915-1918 and the Re-enactment March, September 2015 {Publication 206]. Upper Hutt Libraries, accessed 03/05/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/25321