The last time former Spitfire pilot Harcourt 'Bunty' Bunt was at Cassino he never set foot on the ground and never thought he ever would. Now, 70 years after the end of one of the most destructive battles of World War II, the 93-year-old is one of 38 New Zealand veterans attending ceremonies around the Italian town and its iconic monastery... New Zealand lost 2176 soldiers in Italy and 456 are buried at Cassino, following the series of battles involving British, Indian, Polish, French, American and German troops. New Zealand forces played a big part in the second and third battles of Monte Cassino in 1944 before victory was secured in the fourth battle...