The Gallipoli 2015 ballot was released on Monday, but it seems very few Rotorua people have made the cut.
The Rotorua Daily Post is keen to find out if anyone from Rotorua was selected to go to the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey for the battle's centenary in April next year.
Rotorua RSA president John Treanor said he had not heard a peep from locals who were in the ballot, but would be interested to find out if any had made it.
"There was only a small number of New Zealanders allowed to go and after veterans, haka parties, reporters and other officials got their share there were not many left for ordinary New Zealanders.
"There were always people going to miss out, there would have been quite a few eligible by close family association, like fathers or grandfathers."
Mr Treanor said getting there would be another big consideration.
"Accommodation is another issue, as well as getting there and back, you would also have to be quite fit because there is a lot of walking to be done."
According to www.gallipoli2015.govt.nz the Turkish Government decided there would be a maximum of 10,500 people allowed at the site as it is a small, constrained area surrounded by the sea and steep terrain.
Of those, Australia received 8000 passes, New Zealand 2000, and the remaining 500 were reserved for Turkish officials, representations from other countries involved in the conflict and a small number of VIPs from Australia and New Zealand.
The allocation ratio was based on the relative number of casualties suffered by New Zealand and Australia during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915.
Direct descendants of New Zealand Gallipoli veterans received 251 double passes and veterans of all conflicts received 149.
Another 550 double passes were for all New Zealanders and the remaining 50 passes were reserved for allocation by the Government.
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