New Zealand. Army. NZEF. New Zealand Engineers. 4th Field Company

Date: 1914 - 1916

Reference: Eph-A-CARDS-Christmas-WWI-1914/1916

Description: Includes: 1914-1918: With every good wish. "Some of the boys". A cheery greeting for Christmas and the New year from Willie (Shows photo of Salisbury Cathedral from the river) [1914-1918] 1914: Quo fas et Gloria ducunt. New Zealand Engineers no 4 Field Company. Samoa 1914. (From John Fairhurst Dickie) 1914: No. 5, G.A.T. (Petone Navals). With the compliments of the season. Fort Ballance, Wellington NZ, 1914-15 (To Hellard, from Rae, 28-12-14) 1915: A Christmas gift with Christmas greetings to the men of Canterbury NZ, fighting for the Empire. From the editor and readers of "The Press", Christchurch New Zealand. (Folded card) 1915: The Season's greetings from the Briny Deep HMNZT no.... 8th Reinforcements, NZ Expeditionary Force 1915-1916 1916: Christmas greetings. Parfum aux fleurs d'Anemones, Sidenet, Paris (Embroidered card with message to Gwn from Charley, 10/10/16 in France) 1916: 1st NZ Field Ambulance. Wishing all a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. Xmas Dec 25th 1916. Toast list and Xmas Day rations. Hazelbroock, imp Stoven[?] 1916: Heartiest greetings, Xmas & New Year 1916-1917. "The tide has turned; Rua timu te tai" Somewhere in France. (2 copies) 1916: A kiss from France [Embroidered postcard sent to Mr & Mrs Mills. 1916] 1916: North Sea Xmas 1916. H.M.A.S. Australia. Caldwell Bros Ld, Edinburgh, 1916. 1916: Season's greetings from Colonel C E R Mackesy and Officers of the Auckland Mounted Rifles. Postcard with written message from Andrew Davidson [Undated 1916?]: NZ New Zealand; from the front to Rene with love (Embroidered postcard) [ca 1916-1917] [Undated 1916?]: New Zealand NZ Onwards (Embroidered postcard) [to Ethel from Dick] Quantity: 7 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 3 embroidered cards. 2 colour art print(s). 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs and engravings on cards, sizes varying below 250 mm.

Date: 1914

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-WI-1914-1

Description: Includes: 01. Blomfield, William, 1866-1938. "Come out!". "N.Z. Observer" postcard [1914] 02. New Zealand Engineers, No 4 Field Company, Samoa 1914. Quo fas et Gloria Ducunt. Malou te alolofa tele ma faamanuia atu. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Xmas 1914, New Year 1915. [Signed by John Fairhurst Dickie - 2 copies] 03. Military concert by the members of the NZ Expeditionary Forces. Grand Opera House, 7 October 1914. Programme arranged by Mr James Dykes and Lieutenant F Waite for the Patriotic Sports and Entertainment Committee. Green programme / flyer with the words of "It's a long way to Tipperary" on the verso (2 copies) 04. Souvenir and autograph book of New Zealand's Expeditionary Force 1914. Printed and published by Watkins, Tyer & Tolan Ltd, Taranaki St Wellington 05. "Der Kaiser's new map". [Newsclipping of the words of a song of this title] 06. The Battery Barn Stormers. Saturday and Monday 28 & 30 Nov. 1914. [Programme of variety concert]. L.M.S. Press [Apia. 1914] 07. "A scrap of paper". G.R. Our boys are fighting to honour this. War declared against Germany 4th August 1914. [Paper ticket suspended from a ribbon] 08. Bravo colonies! Put it there! B. Co. post card. "War cartoons" series no 5029. Bamforth & Co. Ltd, publishers, Holmfirth (England) and New York. Printed in England [1914-1918] 09. Lloyd, Trevor, 1863-1937: Where te Kaiser? / TL. Herald series 19503. New Zealand postcard [1914?] 10. Rangiotu F.B.H. Postcard [ca 1914-1916?] Eph-A-WAR-WI-1914/18-01. New Zealand Expeditionary Force. On Active Service [Envelopes used by active servicemen in World War One. 1914-1918]. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints and relief prints, sizes varying up to 230 mm. Provenance: Purchased and donated from various sources.

Date: 1914

From: [Christmas cards sent during the First World War, from and to soldiers and other service personnel. 1914-1916].

Reference: Eph-A-CARDS-Christmas-WWI-1914-01

Description: Both front and inside of card are printed in gold. The front has a Latin motto at the top (Quo fas et gloria ducunt, meaning "Where right and glory lead"), and the inside page has a sentence in Samoan (Matou te alolofa tele ma faamanuia atu - We send our love and blessings to you). The sender, John Fairhurst Dickie, has written his name in ink in cursive writing. Printed as a Christmas greeting card for New Zealand Engineers soldiers in Samoa to send home. Two other copies of this card, signed by the same man, are held at Eph-A-WAR-WI-1914-1 Other Titles - Where right and glory lead Other Titles - Matou te alolofa tele ma faamanuia atu Other Titles - We send our love and blessings to you (Translation of Samoan greeting) Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on Christmas greetings card. Physical Description: Letterpress on front and inside of card, watermarked paper folded to 185 x 140 mm.