NZ Forces: the men who put the NZ into ANZAC

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In Australia we sometimes forget that it is impossible to spell ANZAC without the NZ.

Although this site deals with the Australian Armed Services their story is so closely linked with that of the Kiwi's that I felt it necessary to add this section.

In the Boer War we fought alongside the Kiwis as cousins. In the First World War the relationship was closer, more like brothers. During WW2 it was back to being as cousins and that relationship was maintained through Korea, Malaya, Malaysia and Singapore. During Viet Nam the relationship was back to a brotherly like one as we shared the same units, fears, joys and hardships.

I served along side the Kiwis in Malaysia and Singapore. I drank with them, fought with them and against them on leave, admired them, loved them and hated them. The only thing as good as having an Aussie protecting your back is having a 'bloody kiwi' doing the job. Good on ya, fellas, soldier on.