World War, 1914-1918 - Hospitals - England

Date: 1914-1918

By: Levick, Edith Audrey Mayson, 1890-1980

Reference: PAColl-5609

Description: A personal record of family, friends, holidays, nurses, hospitals and soldiers. The New Zealand content is just part of the record of Audrey Beeton's life between 1914 and 1924. Overall the albums give a view of the well off middle class life of a woman whose father was a knight and whose husband was a Royal Navy surgeon and an antarctic explorer. If Audrey Beeton was a nurse at the St George's Hill auxiliary hospital, it is likely that she volunteered as part of the war effort. There are no photos of her in nurses uniform. The impression is much more that of a daughter of the local gentry taking a patriotic and practical interest in the health, welfare and comfort of the troops, but with plenty of time to take part in week end house parties and lawn tennis. Arrangement: Albums at PA1-o-853 to PA1-o-856 Audrey Beeton, creator of the collection, was in some way associated with the brick house through family or friends. Her home was probably 'Duneevan', the other house that features throughout the albums. Quantity: 4 album(s). Provenance: Albums compiled by Audrey Beeton, who appears to have been one of the nurses. Audrey Beeton was a daughter of Sir Mayson Beeton and married the naval surgeon and antarctic explorer, Murray Levick. Processing information: St George's Hill Hospital previously described as being located in Weymouth (Dorset), corrected to Weybridge (Surrey) on advice of researcher. 10 January 2017

Date: 1918

Reference: PAColl-4323

Description: Official photographs of the visit by William Massey and Joseph Ward to New Zealand hospitals in England and to France. They include: Massey talking to wounded officers at the hospital in Walton; the opening of a Mothercraft Training Centre "along New Zealand lines" presumably in England with Massey, Dr Truby King and two nurses holding babies; at the same event with King, a senior nurse and two senior New Zealand army officers; Massey and Ward disembarking from their ship in France; Massey and Ward petting the rabbits and inspecting the piggeries in the food producing part of the hospital grounds; Massey and Ward at a railway station in France; Massey at a garage in France with cars behind him; and New Zealanders at Oatlands Park (presumably a hospital in England) with Massey and Ward and waving crutches etc in the air. Quantity: 12 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1914-1939

By: Qualis Photo Company; Tyree Brothers (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-0608

Description: Photographs of life at the New Zealand General Hospital No 1 at Brockenhurst including patients being transferred by stretcher on to the hospital train and a soldier feeding chickens in the grounds. Also in the collection are a number of photographs of men in uniform (few captioned); a postcard of a woman with the message "To Ernie with fond love from Iris"; a man in a buggy harnessed to a horse for trotting races; a family group mostly of girls and young woman; and two faded prints of a soldier getting into a car on street with bunting on the house. Some of the names given are: Cpl W Dennis(?), T Herbert, M O'Connor, Gunner Lay, J Page, Dickenson, Clayton, Young(?), A Ross, J Alen. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 26 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1914-1916]

From: McKenzie, Fiona, fl 2004 :Photographs relating to Charles and Christina Andrews

Reference: PA1-o-1249

Description: Album of photographs relating to Christina Andrews, a VAD nurse during World War One at 4th London General Hospital, ca 1914-1916. Includes images of groups of nurses and patients, hospital buildings, and street scenes in London. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: [ca 1914-1918]

From: Lawrie, G :Photographs and postcards relating to nursing in World War I

Reference: PAColl-0400-2

Description: Postcards of nurses and New Zealand army officers convalescing. They include: the hospital ship Marama in Alexandria harbour; one of a soldier in tropical uniform with the caption "Yours severely scorpioned L C Kenney 22/10/15"; two army patients signed "8/3475 L Ballantine 2/10/17" and addressed to Sister Commons at Brockenhurst Hospital; and one captioned Epsom Nursing Division St John's Ambulance from which the workers of the Epsom Convalescent Home are drawn with the following names: back row - Nurses Craig, Snelling, Reid, Morton, Beale, McLaughlan, Walsh, Cumming, Young; middle row - Nurses Baird, Sinclair, Oliphant, Neill, Commons, Dawason, Chamtalour, Goodfellow, Summer, Clark, Daubney, Mackay, M Hesketh; front row - Nurses Buller, Butler, Turner, Firth (superintendant), Dr Dudley, Towle, Abbott, Macfarlane. Quantity: 7 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: [ca 1918]

Reference: PAColl-6975

Description: Chiefly photographs of Grey Towers New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, Essex, England, and a copy negative of a print of the New Zealand Soldiers Club which had premises at 18 Russell Square, London during the First World War. Arrangement: Negative housed at 1/4-059919. Quantity: 12 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: ca1915

From: Beeton, Edith Audrey Mayson, 1890-1980: Photographs of the New Zealand hospital, St George's Hill, Weybridge, England, 1914-1918

Reference: PAColl-5609-1

Description: Two photographs of Christmas celebrations for New Zealand troops in an unidentified military Hospital in England. There is also a photograph of Audrey Beeton, another unidentified woman, and an unidentified English village. Quantity: 5 b&w original photographic print(s) All are photographic postcards.

Date: ca 1914-1918

From: Lawrie, G :Photographs and postcards relating to nursing in World War I

By: Elliott & Fry (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-2293

Description: Two photographs of groups of nurses outside the hospital at Brockenhurst, one including two New Zealand army officers. One is taken by Elliott & Fry of London and includes the following names: back row - Sister Sinclair, Thomson (Martin), Newell, Mrs Radcliffe (VAD), Sister Douglas; middle row - Sisters Reidy, Drummond, Wise, Lea, Major Home, Captain Julian, Sisters Kidd, Crispin, James, M Boyd; front row - Sisters Commons, Samson, Scott (Matron), Moore. Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1914-1919]

By: Williams, David Owen, 1896-1949

Reference: PA-Group-00474

Description: Photographs relating to service of David Owen Williams during World War I as a Second Lieutenant with the Machine Gun Corps, including his convalscence at Brockenhurst Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). 39 b&w original photographic print(s). Transfers: Transfers - Collection as a whole received by Photographic Archive and other material transferred to Ephemera. - To Ephemera Collection - Postcards of Egypt and France during the First World War.

Date: ca1915

From: Beeton, Edith Audrey Mayson, 1890-1980: Photographs of the New Zealand hospital, St George's Hill, Weybridge, England, 1914-1918

Reference: PA1-o-856

Description: As well as family and friends etc. there are three photographs of nurses and men in (presumably) a military hospital, and a photograph of a New Zealand soldier in military dress photographed outside. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: ca 1917-1918

From: Flux, Arthur, 1896?-1983 :Photographs relating to Flux's service in World War One

Reference: PA1-o-1203

Description: Album containing photographs of Forest Park Hotel, Brockenhurst, England, which was used as a military hospital during World War One, taken ca 1917-1918. Includes photographs of patients, nurses, views of the town, and photographs taken by Flux on his voyage back to New Zealand. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Vinyl covered album 20.5 x 26 cm

Date: 1917-1924

From: Beeton, Edith Audrey Mayson, 1890-1980: Photographs of the New Zealand hospital, St George's Hill, Weybridge, England, 1914-1918

Reference: PA1-o-854

Description: One page shows general views of sports held at the New Zealand Military Hospital at Walton on Thames in 1917. There are personal photographs of Audrey Beeton taken in the Lake district on holiday with a friend, and others of her family at St George's Hill. Two groups of photographs record health services for children. They may relate to T B and its control, or be something like health camps. One was The Girls Heritage at Chailey and the other was the Chailey Marine Annex for boys at Tidemills. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1916

By: Kirkland, Charles Mitchell, 1894-1967

Reference: MSX-9347

Description: The diary of Rifleman C M Kirkland describes training at Rangiotu, near Wanganui, embarkation, battles and trench warfare around Armentieres, his injury, recovery in England at Brockenhurst Hospital and return to New Zealand. The entries are disjointed but give a vivid account of the fighting and the experience of being under bombardment in the frontline trenches. Handwritten label of front cover of diary reads "Dad's diary written during the 1st World War. He was a patient in Brockenhurst Hospital". Three pages, dealing with his training at Rangiotu, were torn, presumably by Kirkland, from the body of the diary and have been placed in the envelope inside the front cover. Source of title - Supplied by Library Other - The donor requests a transcript if the diary is deciphered and transcribed. Charles Kirkland served with the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade in France during 1916 and was involved in the fighting around Armentieres. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs Michelle Kirkland, Reading, England, in Oct 2014

Date: 1916-1919

By: Fulton, Robert Henry, 1888-1980

Reference: PA-Group-00894

Description: Four photograph albums compiled by Robert Henry (Harry) Fulton relating to his World War I service between 1916-1919 with New Zealand 12th Reinforcements, and with the New Zealand Army Service Corps (NZASC) based at New Zealand Base Kit Stores unit at Sling Camp, Bulford, England. Many photographs taken by Fulton. Some prints are taken by other unknown photographers as indicated by caption 'loaned negatives', and as they show campaigns, such as Gallipoli, in which Fulton did not serve. Images show his time with the 12th Reinforcements; from the journey from New Zealand on HMNZT 'Ulimaroa' and 'Ivernia' troop ships to Egypt in 1916, camp life in England as part of the NZASC, and activities whilst on leave during wartime and post war. Particularly shows family and home in Ireland and sight-seeing photographs from around Egypt and Great Britian, including New Zealand soldiers at Stonehenge. Prints have captions on the album pages; some images are inscribed on the print. Fulton has often arranged images of unrelated locations and activities on individual album pages. Accompanying information - Biographical information for Robert Henry Fulton supplied by donor. See backfile. Publication note - Photograph taken at Stonehenge was published in 'New Zealand and the First World War : 1914-1919' by Damien Fenton, with Caroline Lord, Gavin McLean and Tim Shoebridge (Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Group (NZ), 2013). Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 4 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photographic albums, photographic prints Provenance: Albums were found at a rubbish dump by Anne Smith. She sold them to Fenton who was writing 'New Zealand and the First World War:1914-1919'. Transfers: To Cartographic Collection - on appraisal - a section from an original Gallipoli army map, which has different provenance from the Harry Fulton albums - To Other - Items taken as a whole in to Photographic Archive and transfers made from there.

Date: 1914-1918, 1924

By: Hosking, Rita Gwendolyn, 1897-1983

Reference: PAColl-0568

Description: Collection of photographs from an album compiled by Mrs R G Hosking. The photographs are mostly dated 1914-1918 and relate to World War One. Includes photographs taken in Egypt, England and New Zealand, depicting military personnel, naval ships, scenes at military camps, and the hospital at Brockenhurst, England. Includes portraits of Peter McIntyre Crawford, Douglas Vallance Hosking (husband of R G Hosking), Keith Melvyn Little, and other unidentified subjects. Features two photographs dated April 1924, one of Wellington taken from on board the HMS 'Hood', and another showing HMS 'Hood' on arrival at Wellington Harbour. Also includes images of naval ships NZHS 'Marama', HMAS 'Encounter', and HMNZT No. 8 'Star of India'. A fleet of ships is seen along the horizon of a postcard image captioned 'N.Z. First Contingent Sailing - Passing Island Bay' with the accompanying annotation 'This photo was taken at 4 a.m. as the ships carrying the Main Body were passing Island Bay, Wellington, on October 16, 1914'. Included in the collection are six photographic postcards. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Collection received with items in no particular order. Images have been loosely grouped around themes and depicted subject matter, including shipping, Suez & Egypt, military camps, military hospitals, portraits, and postcards. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). 28 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints and postcards, some mounted on album page Provenance: Donated by Mrs Shirley Watson, Auckland, 1984. Mrs Watson is the daughter of Mrs R G Hosking, who compiled the album. Transfers: To Other - To Reference: Clippings and three items of ephemera.

Date: 1916

From: [Ephemera relating to ANZAC events in New Zealand and overseas, as anniversaries of the landing at Anzac Cove. Undated, and 1916-1919]

Reference: Eph-A-ANZAC-1916-01

Description: Order of service with Hymns 558, 563 and 641, the National Anthem and an address by the Rev. Herbert Dale, Chaplain and Vicar Temporal. The front cover shows a photograph of St Andrews, the parish church at Hornchurch. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 4 pages, 215 x 138 mm tied with white ribbon Provenance: Donated by Sheila Simonds, England, 2005 Transfers: Other material of the same provenance is housed at PAColl-10048, and Curios..

Date: 1914-1917, 1992

By: Kitson family

Reference: MS-Group-2082

Description: Contains original letters and diary of Henry Kitson from WW1. The letters and diary both include accounts of the sea voyage from New Zealand and mililitary duties and conditions, the Gallipoli landing of April 1915 and subsequent fighting and his experiences of his recuperation in military hospitals. Also includes annotated original photographic prints, and postcards relating to WW1, and a spiral bound book of the letters and diary transcribed and edited by Helen, daughter in law of Henry in 1992. This spiral bound book is probably the same as MS-Papers-4540. Henry Kitson left New Zealand in February 1915 aboard the Tahiti, he saw action in the Gallipolli Campaign with the 1st Canterbury Regiment before being injured in June 1915 and transported, first to Floriana Hospital in Malta, then to various military hospitals in England including Woodcote Camp in Epsom, Hyde Park Hospital in Plymouth and Walton on Thames. He was discharged from hospital in February 1917 and joined the 37th Reinforcement in 1918, he served as a Warrant Officer at the battles of Bapaume, Biefrillers, Cambrai and Le Quesnoy. Quantity: 6 folder(s). 0.05 Linear Metres. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Mrs H M Kitson, daughter in law of Henry Kitson, Christchurch, 2012

Date: 1916-1918

By: Runciman, Ivy Esther Mary, 1903-1994

Reference: PAColl-0842

Description: Postcards show: - New Zealand troops in battledress either disembarking, or embarking from motor lorries under the caption "Anzacs in France - Off to the trenches" [1917?], - Informal group portrait of soldiers captioned "Crossing the Rimutakas 1916", with Cyril Woolnough identified by a cross, - View of "New Zealand Hospital, Auxiliary, Oatlands, Surrey", - Group portrait of trainees at "Tidworth School Bayonet Class 4/3/18", with J H Pittams identified by a cross, - Windsor Castle, dated 30/1/17, with a note on the reverse: "This card and the pass was when I went to the Castle and this P.C. was given to me by Princess Alice - Harry". The writer was probably Joseph Henry Pittams. Quantity: 2 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) Postcards. 3 b&w original photographic print(s) Postcards. Provenance: Donated by Ivy Runciman, Taumurunui, 1986. The postcards were found after a death in the family. Joseph Henry Pittams' was the donor's brother.

Date: 2018

By: Grey, Elsie Prudentia, 1887-1949; Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)

Reference: MS-Papers-12303

Description: Photocopies of diary from the period August 1916 to September 1917. Comprises one page of biographical notes on Elsie Grey. Typescript partial transcription of letters in the form of a diary to December 1916, and in diary-form from December 1916 to 4 September 1917; also photocopies of the original manuscript diary. Grey describes voyage to England, via Panama, work at No 3 New Zealand Hospital at Codford, and at No 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital at Amiens, which was moved to Hazebrouck, the evacuation to a monastery at St Omer and part of a sightseeing tour of Scotland. The effects of Sling Camp on wounded soldiers is mentioned. It is presumed, as per preliminary notes in the typescript, that Grey returned to France in the period after the diary ends, before eventually returning to New Zealand Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photocopies of holograph and typescript manuscripts.

Date: [ca 1988]

By: Crawford, Erle Sherwood, 1896-1996

Reference: MS-Papers-10296

Description: Written by 92 year old war veteran regarding his hospitalisation in England during WW1 Relationship complexity - See also MS-Papers-4140 Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Nicolas Boyack, 1988