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Ten New Zealand Soldiers Multi-Cache

Hidden : 8/1/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This is my first cache.

It is not at the above co-ordinates. They lead to a memorial to ten New Zealand Soldiers who were killed at Bere Ferrers station during the First World War when they were hit by an express train. They had mistakenly disembarked from their train onto the tracks, thinking they had reached Exeter, where rations were to be available. But the train had only stopped at the station to allow the express from Waterloo to pass. Nine of the men died at the scene, with the tenth dying in Tavistock hospital the next day. They were buried at Efford Cemetery in Plymouth. 

Information to complete the final co-ordinates can be found in the various parts of the memorial.

a  How many of the circular tiles have poppies on them?

b  The soldiers belonged to the b8th Rifle Brigade Reinforcements.

c  The year the tragedy happened was 191c.

d  How many tiles have a kiwi bird?

e  The date it happened was the 2eth September.

f  The date on the left hand railway chair is f904.

g  The weight on the right hand railway chair is g0lb.

 

The cache is a small clip box in a camouflage bag and has some SWAG. Please replace with something else if you decide to take an item.

Its co-ordinates are Na0 bc.ddg   W00e f0.gfg

 

Good luck and enjoy the hunt and finding out about the historical event. There are further details available online if you would like to know more. 

There is also a memorial scroll on the Bere Ferrers War Memorial and a brass plaque and New Zealand flag in St Andrew's Church, Bere Ferrers.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N fyvtug pynzore ba gb gur onax vf arrqrq va sebag bs n anzr gb svaq gur pnpur, juvpu vf whfg va sebag bs n srapr. Qb abg tb oruvaq gur anzr nf gurer ner fbzr anfgl gubeaf gurer.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)