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Paddy landed at
Gallipoli on the afternoon of 25 April 1915 and was present during much of the fighting. He led the charge for a number of attacks and on one occasion reached the Turkish trenches before the men did. In May, Paddy became detached from the Wellington Battalion for several days, but was
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and quarantine requirements delayed his return. It was not until 1922 that finally plans were made for his return, by which time it was decided he was too frail to make the trip back home. He spent the rest of his life in
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Paddy went with the regiment to
Germany as part of the occupation force at the end of the war and later ended up in England. Plans were made to return him to New Zealand, but scares over
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Wellington Regiment until the end of the war and was eventually promoted to Scout Sergeant Major.
228:(1916–1919). The regiment was formed by grouping together companies from four different territorial regiments base in the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
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325:Ypres 1917
313:Somme 1916
230:Wellington
166:commanders
159:Commanders
141:Ypres 1917
57:Allegiance
271:cap badge
34:1914–1919
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177:Insignia
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236:History
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