Safe haven
Subtitle: the untold story of New Zealand's largest ever military camp : Featherston, 1916-1919
By: Neil Frances
Contributors: Wairarapa Archive
Publisher: Wairarapa Archive in association with Fraser Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Masterton, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780958261791
Subjects: Military camps; History; Military training camps; World War, 1914-1918
Description: "The building of Featherston Military Camp in late 1915 transformed a stony paddock east of Featherston township in south Wairarapa into a ready-made barrack town which could house up to 8,000 raw soldiers. Volunteers and conscripts from all parts of the country came to Featherston, spending two to four months in training, our largest military base their temporary home before they left the safety of New Zealand to endure the heaviest casualties this country has suffered. ... Safe haven traces the life of Featherston Military Camp and the men who lived there. The camp left a legacy in buildings, photographs and the site itself, now quiet land alongside State Highway Two, east of Featherston"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliography (p. 168-169) and index.