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From: "John & Nova Eller" <>
Subject: [ELLER-L] ELLER-L Military.......
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 14:09:01 +1200


Hi from "Down Under"

To you "Up There". New zealand Ellers in service as followes

Max Eller 1890s Royal New Zealand Artillery

August Eller 1915 Royal New Zealand Medical Corp

Francis Eller 1940 Wellington Home Guard &E P S

Gerard Eller 1943 Royal New Zealand Air Force

John Eller 1952 Royal New Zealand Artillery 14 th Comp Heavy Ack Ack Regt

It may be of interist we had on National Radio N Z Walter Eller in
dedication of 50th anniversary of Normandy invasion Omaha
Beach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FIRST TO LAND!!!!!!!!!

Also of interist a book just on sale in New Zealand "The Yanks are coming"
a history of the American invasion of New Zealand in1942 ___1944 .as a
12 year old i can well remember it. Sadly also the sad loss of thousands
of these fine men atTArawa
andGuadalcanal...!!!!!!!!!

Best Wishes To All, John Martin Eller.

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