Coming Home - 90th Anniversary of the World War One Armistice

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month is universally associated with the remembrance of those who died in the First World War.

The date marks the moment when hostilities ceased on the Western Front in 1918, with the signing of the Armistice.

From October 2008 to March 2009, the return of soldiers to New Zealand is commemorated in a series of events, talks, movie showings, exhibitions and recitals throughout the country.

Organisations participating in ‘Coming Home’ include the National War Memorial, Archives New Zealand, National Library of New Zealand, Army Museum Waiouru, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand Film Archive, the Royal New Zealand Returned Services’ Association, Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand Defence Force, Armistice in Cambridge and local councils.