Welcome Sweet Peace: Returning home after the Great War
Rehabilitation of returned servicemen
Steffano Webb (d. 1967), Returned servicemen repairing musical instruments at the Bristol Piano Company, Christchurch, Black and white original negative, Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: 1/1-019503-G
Rehabilitation of returned servicemen
The New Zealand government was aware that a successful rehabilitation of soldiers would assist the rapid post-war recovery of the nation from the effects of war.
Many men returned to their pre-war occupations. But for those where that was not possible, new employment needed to be found. The government established training and re-educational facilities to assist this process, and private companies such as the Bristol Piano Company in Christchurch offered returned men employment in their repair workshops.
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