New Zealand soldiers lay poppies for fallen comrades at St Nicholas's Church in Brockenhurst

26 members of the New Zealand military visited Brockenhurst cemetery

Military representatives from New Zealand paid a visit to honour fallen comrades buried in Brockenhurst’s cemetery.

Thousands of soldiers from New Zealand, India and other Commonwealth nations were treated for their wounds in military hospitals in Brockenhurst during the First World War, with the village chosen because of its clear air and good transport links.

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