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was captured. His wound became infected but he was able to avoid amputation. While recovering at Port Said rest camp he was declared no longer fit for active service, invalidating him home to New
Zealand. He was discharged from the army on 27 November 1918.
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Zealand with the 8th Reinforcements heading for Egypt, arriving there on 18 December 1915. His responsibility in Egypt was to look after a number of the horses that were part of the
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231:Beethoven Algar was born on 28 May 1894 in
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173:New Zealand
88:Position(s)
39:28 May 1894
698:Categories
369:References
359:Horowhenua
340:All Blacks
271:Wellington
248:Worser Bay
233:Wellington
227:Early life
214:All Blacks
210:Wellington
204:player. A
130:Wellington
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351:Eden Park
326:Jerusalem
259:Kilbirnie
661:Records
646:14 April
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363:Wanganui
355:Manawatu
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275:Taranaki
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169:1920–21
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573:Stuff
391:Stuff
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71:Levin
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322:Gaza
206:back
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