But as military archives being opened publicly this holiday weekend show, the experiences varied wildly for Kiwis depending on where they were based.

"The Knights of Gallipoli" - as Fleet St called the colonial troops - marched through London to Westminster Abbey, in stark contrast to the subdued tot of whisky in Western Front trenches and the exuberant day of boxing and beers for Anzacs under the Egyptian sun.

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