Scenes from the\n“Strawberry Fete” held at Torquay in Devon in the United Kingdom on Alexandra\nDay, Wednesday 27 June 1917. Promoted by the Four Allied Trades: Dairymen,\nFruiterers, Grocers and Bakers, the fete was both a fundraiser and a morale\nbooster. <\/p>\n
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Pictured here are New\nZealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) personnel, nurses and locals participating\nin games and novelty races, including blindfolded races, crawling races,\nwheelbarrow races and apple-eating competitions. Soldiers, too injured to\nparticipate, look on.<\/p>"); $('.summaryWrap').removeClass('mi'); $('.summaryWrap').addClass('en'); $('.language a.maori').removeClass('active'); $('.language a.english').addClass('active'); $('.js-year').html("Year:"); $('.js-location').html("Location:"); $('.js-location-name').html('Torquay, Devon'); }