Post armistice events in London and disabled soldiers returning to New Zealand

Included are - London crowds greeting aviator, Harry Hawker, 1919. Postcards of English villages, churches and countryside, many of which have letters on the reverse. Life at Oaklands Park Military Hospital, London, and probably also Walton on Thames, 1919. Dominion and Colonial Troops Victory March, London, 1919. Crowds at the proclamation of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 28 June 1919. Henley Regatta, 1919. Launch of the Peace and Joy Victory Loan, Trafalgar Square, London, June 1919. Peace Day celebrations and Victory March, London, 19 July 1919. Royal party attending the forces rugby games, Twickenham, 1919 (see historical notes). State funeral and memorial service for nurse Edith Cavell, London 15 May 1919. Embarkation of soldiers at Torquay, Devon, for journey home, late 1919/or early 1920 (Francis Thompson was back in New Zealand in February 1920). Journey from England to Australia and New Zealand on the `Arawa.' This record begins at Balboa and the Panama Canal. Most of the rest are photographs of on deck sports and other recreational activities.

Scattered throughout this collection are photographs of King George V and party attending sport events at Twickenham. These were the climax of a series of rugby games played between various army teams, the two winning teams being the New Zealanders and the British. They then played each other for the King's Cup at Twickenham which the New Zealand Army team captained by John Ryan, won. This team then went on to play a French Army team, also at Twickenham, on 19 March 1919.

Quantity: 106 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Photographic prints