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Anzac ceremony to recall those who died on torpedoed Japanese freighter

April 30, 2023

RNZ Pacific An Anzac memorial service was held above the site in the South China Sea where a Japanese freighter — which had been carrying more than a 1000 prisoners — was sunk by an American submarine in 1942. The Montevideo Maru, carrying soldiers and civilians captured when Japan invaded Rabaul in Papua New Guinea ... <a title="Anzac ceremony to recall those who died on torpedoed Japanese freighter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/30/anzac-ceremony-to-recall-those-who-died-on-torpedoed-japanese-freighter/" aria-label="Read more about Anzac ceremony to recall those who died on torpedoed Japanese freighter">Read more</a>

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Tributes made to Anzac and Pacific soldiers killed in world wars

April 26, 2023

By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Anzac dawn ceremonies have been held across the Pacific region, with tributes paid to both Anzac and Pacific Island soldiers killed in the two world wars. Papua New Guinea In Papua New Guinea, World War II veterans were among those who attended a dawn service held at the Bomana ... <a title="Tributes made to Anzac and Pacific soldiers killed in world wars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/tributes-made-to-anzac-and-pacific-soldiers-killed-in-world-wars/" aria-label="Read more about Tributes made to Anzac and Pacific soldiers killed in world wars">Read more</a>