King, Gilbert Arthur Newman, 1922-2007 :Album of service with 2NZEF in Italy, and J Force

Album of photographs taken and collected by Gilbert Arthur Newman King (1922-2007) while serving with 2NZEF 1942-1945, and with J Force in 1946. Comprises:

87th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Lyttelton and Mt Pleasant, 10 June 1942 to 18 August 1943.

Scenes in Florence, Siena, Pisa, Bari and Naples, 18 October 1945 to 21 February 1946.

Voyage from Naples to Japan aboard "Strathmore" via Port Said, Suez Canal, Colombo, Singapore, Hong Kong, 21 February 1946 to 19 March 1946

Scenes in Japan, showing views of Kure, Yamaguchi and Kiwa

Voyage home from Kure to Wellington aboard "Chitral", via Guam, 24 August 1946 to 8 September 1946.

At home with family, 8 September 1946.

Source of title - Title supplied by Library

Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Physical Description: Black card bound album 24.7 x 30.5 cm

Provenance: Donated by Mr W R Schofield, Christchurch, in 2009