Johnston, Francis Earl, 1871-1917

Date: 1902-1920. 1941

By: Johnston family

Reference: MS-Group-1834

Description: Copies of letters to, from and relating to the brothers, Adam, Francis and Octavius Johnston, sons of Sir Charles John Johnston, from South Africa during the Boer War and from the Western Front during World War I. Includes newspaper extracts, copies of citations and other papers relating to the deaths of Francis and Octavius. Also includes a 1941 letter from the New Zealand military giving details of the death of R Q J Johnston in 1941. Source of title - Supplied by Library Adam and Francis Earl Johnston served in the South African War, and Francis and Octavius in World War I. Octavius served in the British Army and Francis in the New Zealand forces. Francis rose to become Brigadier General. Both Francis and Octavius were killed on the Western Front. All three brothers were sons of Sir Charles John Johnston, a former mayor of Wellington. Quantity: 3 folder(s). 2 Electronic document(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (Photocopies and digital copies) Processing information: Digital copy made as a copy-and-return, as part of the Adam Matthew-funded World War I digitisation project

Date: 18 Aug 1917

From: Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918

Reference: 1/2-012893-G

Description: Brigadier generals carrying the coffin at the funeral of Brigadier General Francis Earl Johnston killed during World War I. Behind them walk fellow officers. They are passing two rows of crosses in the foreground. Photograph taken France 18 August 1917 by Henry Armytage Sanders. Brig. Gen. Earl Johnston was killed by a sniper's bullet while visiting outposts north of Douve on the road from Warneton to Gapaard on 7 August 1917 (History of NZ Division, Vol. II, p. 243) Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - H193 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4 x 5 inches

Date: 12 August 1917

From: Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918

Reference: 1/2-013382-G

Description: The Last Post is played at the funeral of Brigadier-General Francis Earl Johnston, 12 August 1917, Bailleul, France. Photograph taken by Henry Armytage Sanders. Original Caption - A print from this negative is in album PA1-f-094, with the caption "The Last Post" Source of descriptive information - Captions in album PA1-f-094 Other Titles - The Last Post Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - H795 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 12 August 1917

From: Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918

Reference: 1/2-012890-G

Description: The coffin of Brigadier General Francis Earl Johnston, killed in 1917 is lowered into the ground. Several of the officers attending his funeral look on. Others are departing. Photograph taken in France 12 August 1917 by Henry Armytage Sanders. Brig. Gen. Earl Johnston was killed by a sniper's bullet while visiting outposts north of Douve on the road from Warneton to Gapaard on 7 August 1917 (History of NZ Division, Vol. II, p. 243) Source of descriptive information - Captions in albums PA1-f-091 and PA1-f-094 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - H190 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4 x 5 inches

Date: 1917 or 1918

From: Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918

Reference: 1/2-013764-G

Description: The grave of Brigadier General Francis Earl Johnston killed during World War I. Photograph taken 1917 or 1918 by Henry Armytage Sanders. Brig. Gen. Earl Johnston was killed by a sniper's bullet while visiting outposts north of Douve on the road from Warneton to Gapaard on 7 August 1917 (History of NZ Division, Vol. II, p. 243) Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - H1217 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4 x 5 inches

Date: [ca 1912]

By: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: 1/2-053157-F

Description: General Godley with military personnel at Seatoun military camp, Wellington. From left to right: Colonel F E Johnson, Colonel G F C Campbell, General Godley, and Godley's two aides-de-camp. Photographed by S C Smith in 1912. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - General Godley and staff at Seatoun Territorial Camp. March 1912. S C Smith Photo. No5 Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 4 Mar 1918

From: Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918

Reference: 1/2-013066-G

Description: View facing the grave of Brigadier General Francis Earl Johnston killed during World War I. Photograph taken 4 March 1918 by Henry Armytage Sanders. Other - An original print from this negative is in album PA1-f-091 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - H445 Brig. Gen. Earl Johnston was killed by a sniper's bullet while visiting outposts north of Douve on the road from Warneton to Gapaard on 7 August 1917 (History of NZ Division, Vol. II, p. 243) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca 1880]

From: Johnston, C (Mr): Photographs of the Bell, Featherston, Johnston and Robinson families

Reference: PAColl-5564-003

Description: Charles John Johnston, his wife Alice Margaret Johnston, and their nine children, circa 1880. From left to right back: Harold Featherston Johnston, Francis Earl Johnston, Charles John Johnston and Guy Featherston Johnston. Centre: Doris Cecilia Featherston Johnston, Alice Margaret Johnston, Ian Featherston Johnston, Charles Featherston Johnston. Front: Alice Marguerite Featherston Johnston, Zoe Charlotte Johnston and Adam Hatton Johnston. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 12 August 1917

From: Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918

Reference: 1/2-013403-G

Description: The New Zealand officers attending the funeral of Brigadier-General Francis Earl Johnston during World War I. Standing at the graveside, they include from front right to left: Generals Godley and Birdwood, Brigadier Hart, General Russell and Colonel Cook. Photograph taken at Bailleul, France, 12 August 1917 by Henry Armytage Sanders. Other - An original print from this negative is in album PA1-f-094 Source of descriptive information - Caption in albums PA1-f-094 and PA1-f-091 (H190) Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - H819 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4 x 5 inches

Date: l8 Aug 1917

From: Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918

Reference: 1/2-012891-G

Description: Officers attending the funeral of Brigadier General Francis Earl Johnston, killed during World War I, salute his grave. A number of other crosses and grave markers are visible. Photograph taken France 18 August 1917 by Henry Armytage Sanders. Other - An original print from this negative is in album PA1-f-091 Caption - "Funeral of Brigadier General F. E. Johnston, CB. Officers from many units attended and saluted the grave."(Album) Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - H193 Brig. Gen. Earl Johnston was killed by a sniper's bullet while visiting outposts north of Douve on the road from Warneton to Gapaard on 7 August 1917 (History of NZ Division, Vol. II, p. 243) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4 x 5 inches

Date: 4 Mar 1918

From: Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918

Reference: 1/2-013065-G

Description: The grave of Brigadier General Francis Earl Johnston killed during World War I. Photograph taken 4 March 1918 by Henry Armytage Sanders. Brig. Gen. Earl Johnston was killed by a sniper's bullet while visiting outposts north of Douve on the road from Warneton to Gapaard on 7 August 1917 (History of NZ Division, Vol. II, p. 243) Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - H444 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 11 Jul-6 Aug 1915

From: Malone, William George (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1859-1915 : Diaries and letters

Reference: MSX-2553

Description: Letter book begins with pencil sketches of loopholes for Quinn's Post. First letter to Officer Commander F E Johnston on ANZAC defence. Detailed letter to Ida Malone on 11 Jul 1915 from Imbros while Malone was on leave in Pygros. Further letters to his wife, family members, friends in New Zealand and military colleagues. Final letter to Ida Malone at 10pm, 5 Aug 1915. Malone mentions preparing for the battle starting on the 6 Aug 1915 for Chunuk Bair, his affections for his wife, family and friends from Taranaki, and his general feelings on the state of the war in Gallipoli. Last entry in letter book is a note to the O/C Guard, Happy Valley on 6 Aug 1915 regarding his batman Private Smart returning to Quinn's Post to fetch Malone's tunic and other items. Publication - Published as No better death: the great war diaries and letters of William G Malone : edited by John Crawford with Peter Cooke. (Auckland : Reed Books, 2005) Quantity: 1 volume(s) (100 pages). Physical Description: Holograph, carbon copy pages (19 cm, Army correspondence book) Includes pencil sketches Processing information: Digitisation details - Part of WW100 digitisation project. 88 digitised images. Pages 4, 50-53, 55, 77-78 are missing.

Date: 12 August 1917

From: Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918

Reference: 1/2-013402-G

Description: A graveside scene of officers attending the funeral of Brigadier-General Francis Earl Johnston during World War I. View from behind the priest over the open grave showing the military personnel and the cemetery beyond. Among those present are, front right to left, Generals Godley and Birdwood, Brigadier Hart, General Russell and Colonel Cook. Photograph taken at Bailleul, France, 12 August 1917 by Henry Armytage Sanders. Other - An original print from this negative is in album PA1-f-094 Source of descriptive information - Captions in album PA1-f-094 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - H818 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4 x 5 inches

Date: 18 Aug 1917

From: Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918

Reference: 1/2-012892-G

Description: Army chaplain identified as Captain Skinner (in white suplice) with Captain Bartley at the graveside of Brigadier General Francis Earl Johnston during his funeral. Photograph taken France 18 August 1917 by Henry Armytage Sanders. Other - An original print from this negative is in album PA1-f-091 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - H192 Brig. Gen. Earl Johnston was killed by a sniper's bullet while visiting outposts north of Douve on the road from Warneton to Gapaard on 7 August 1917 (History of NZ Division, Vol. II, p. 243) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4 x 5 inches

Date: 1914-1918

By: McGregor, William, 1887-1964

Reference: MSX-8893

Description: Collection comprises four small volumes housed within one enclosure box. First diary details McGregor's travel plans for leaving Oamaru on 12 Dec 1914 through to arriving at Limnos on 14 Apr 1915. Diary entries begin 10 Apr 1915 as McGregor left camp in Cairo training to Alexandria before heading to Gallipoli. Very detailed account of landing in Gallipoli and subsequent warfare in the trenches. Comments on the Maori soldiers conducting a haka and singing hymns in Maori at night. McGregor creates a template for his will on a page of the diary but the personal details are left blank. Sustaining a back injury he leaves Gallipoli on the hospital boat heading for Cairo. End pages include the addresses of fellow soldiers and a pencil sketch of a pyramid in Ciaro. The second diary kept in a French language volume is a fair copy of the first diary kept in Gallipoli. Some details in this later diary are slighty more detailed than the original. Back pages include pencil sketches of landscapes and some caricatures. The third diary for 1916 recounts training for action in France. Then details the engagement along the Western Front, heavy fighting and casualities. Also comments on billets and leave to London. Diary finishes 10 Dec 1916. End pages include an address list and a schedule for personal letters for 1917 and 1918. Also a newspaper cutting on the death of Brigadier General F E Johnston of the New Zealand Forces. The fourth volume is McGregor's soldier's pay book. Covers the period Oct 1916 to Feb 1918. Source of title - Supplied by Library Enclosures - Enclosed within the pocket of McGregor's soldier's pay book is a sprig of flora with the inscription "kia ora 11-8-18". Corporal McGregor served with the 10th North Otago Regiment. He was involved in campaigns in Gallipoli, France and along the Western Front. Quantity: 1 box(es) (4 volumes). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and printed material Processing information: Part of WW100 digitisation project