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Achilles complimentary travel ticket

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<em>Achilles</em> complimentary travel ticket

Special travel pass issued to the crew of Achilles on their return to Auckland, February 1940. The pass allowed them complimentary travel on trams, buses and ferries 'in recognition of duty nobly done' at the Battle of the River Plate.

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National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy 
Reference: EBB0013
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Achilles complimentary travel ticket, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/achilles-complimentary-travel-ticket, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated