New Zealand Cemetery

Historic site and monument
Military Patrimony
Military cemetery and memorial

Cimetière néo-zélandais de Nessadiou, Route Territoriale 1, Nessadiou, 98870 Bourail

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The New Zealand cemetery is a reminder of the presence of New Zealand soldiers in New Caledonia during the Second World War and a tribute to all the fallen Anzacs (members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps).

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Opened on 7 October 1945 and located in the Nessadiou district, the cemetery is a tribute to all the New Zealand soldiers who died during the Second World War. From 1942 to 1943, thousands of soldiers were sent from New Zealand to New Caledonia, which was being used as a support base for the Allied forces fighting Japan. Bourail became New Zealand's main headquarters and a training camp, hospital, communications centre, petrol station and bakery were all set up to support the soldiers. From...