Victoria Cross

Date: [ca 1969-1972]

From: Craig, Elsdon Walter Grant, 1917-1980 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7888-109

Description: Papers relating to Clan MacNeill in Scotland and also to the MacNeill family in New Zealand, with particular reference to John Carstairs McNeill who was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1864 during the Waikato Campaign. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1864

From: Speer, William Henry d 1867 :[Speer album] 1860-1867

By: Sydney morning herald (Newspaper)

Reference: E-395-003

Description: An account of the presentation in Sydney of the Victoria Cross to Samuel Mitchell, an able seaman of H. M. S. Curacao, for bravery at Gate Pa, Tauranga, April 1864. Spread across to the right-hand page, from which a photograph or drawing has been clipped above the newspaper article Quantity: 1 newsclipping. Physical Description: Newsclipping

Date: 1892-1929

By: Gordon, William Francis Robert, 1846-1936

Reference: MS-Papers-0324

Description: Two letters from William Fox, 1908; one from S Percy Smith, 1898; one from Thomas McKenzie on song for NZ Emigrants by poet Thomas Campbell, 1892; and three articles by Gordon, all on Maori war battle sites in Taranaki in the 1860s. Also articles by Gordon on New Zealand Victoria Cross winners Quantity: 1 folder(s) (8 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and printed matter

Date: [1862-1876]

By: Smith, Mervyn, active 2005

Reference: MS-Group-1347

Description: Comprises papers relating to deaths and memorial of the First Battalion Middlesex Regiment (57th Foot) in New Zealand; an 1864 sheet recording the accounts for raising money for the graves (1864); a letter from the chairman of the Board of Trustees for Taranaki cemetery (27 Jun 1866); a list of names of the killed and wounded (1875); and a sheet listing the numbers killed during the various campaigns (1875). These are accompanied by typed trancripts. Also two royal warrants for Lieutenant John Thornton Down, one for his appointment as ensign in 1862, the second for his appointment as lieutenant in 1865. Accompanied by notes by donor and copies of photographs of Down, Drummer Dudley Stacpool and Brigadier GB Parkinson (with others). Source of title - Supplied by Library Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter (some photocopies) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Mr M Smith, Canterbury, Kent, Feb 2005 Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Handcoloured framed photograph of Lieutenant Edward Brutton (PAColl-8317).

Date: [ca 1895-1984]

By: Ryle-Hodges, Eddie, 1939-2001; Sartoni, Giulia, active 1881

Reference: PAColl-0594

Description: Photographs and transparencies of The Levels, the Rhodes family home in Epworth, Lincolnshire; two photographs of a portrait of Mary Ann Rhodes by Giulia Sartoni; copy of a photograph of Mary Ann with her sons Teddy and Will; copy of a photograph of William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse in his Austro Daimler in which he completed the Monte Carlo rally; and a copy of a photograph of Edward Moorhouse and his son and grandson. Photographed by Eddie Ryle-Hodges. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 6 b&w original photographic print(s). 3 colour original photographic print(s). 2 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: [ca 1969-1972]

From: Craig, Elsdon Walter Grant, 1917-1980 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7888-110

Description: Papers relating to Clan MacNeill in Scotland and also to the MacNeill family in New Zealand, with particular reference to John Carstairs McNeill who was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1864 during the Waikato Campaign. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1943]

Reference: PA-Group-00352

Description: Mounted photographs of: French colonial troops in an allied parade in Tunis after the campaign in North Africa; the Third Echelon farewell parade in the grounds of Parliament, Wellington; three soldiers sharing a cigarette in the desert with mosquito netting draped round the head to protect against flies; a New Zealand truck on the way to Azizia, Libya in January 1943; a New Zealand signaller helping a linesman from the Free French forces at the top of a telegraph pole; two transport ships berthed at Queen's Wharf, Wellington used to carry the First Echelon to the Middle East; a soldier leading a mule pack through the cactus used to supply front-line troops in the hills of Tunisia; an axis supply ship sunk in the port of Tripoli taken when the New Zealanders entered in January 1943; Maori infantry on the back of a truck entering Tripoli; and the road to San Marino with large white crosses painted on the hillside to mark its boundaries. Two loose prints, one a sketch of and one an actual Victoria Cross. Arrangement: Prints housed at PAColl-D-0059 and PAColl-D-0168 to PAColl-D-0176, and PAColl-4576 Quantity: 12 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1937 - 1940

Reference: Eph-D-BRITISH-010

Description: Chart showing badges, decorations and medals for the Royal Navy, the Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Merchant Navy, and Combined Operations. The right hand side shows medals awarded for bravery and general service medals. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 505 x 755 mm.

Date: 1835-1906

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881

Reference: MS-Papers-0238

Description: Includes letters from Heaphy to Donald McLean concerning land disputes; letters and documents relating to the award of the V.C. and to official appointments; testimonial letters and the various Heaphy wills Includes letter from Te Wherowhero to Taranaki chiefs advising them not to follow the example of Te Rauparaha (ie. the Wairau Affair). North Taranaki opposition to the the New Zealand Company's activities. Quantity: 7 folder(s) (32 items). 0.07 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, mss Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available. Items that have been microfilmed have been marked with an asterisk.

Date: 1940 - 1949

Reference: Eph-A-MAORI-CONCERT-1940s

Description: Includes: 1940s: Combined Maori concert, Lyric Theatre Rotorua NZ (With Arawa Concert Party). Rotorua Press, ca 1940s? Programme 1940: New Zealand Centennial National Eucharistic Congress. Maori concert. Town Hall. Friday 2 February 1940 1941: Ngati-Poneke. Maori entertainment. Town Hall Wellington. 21-22 April 1941. Souvenir programme. (2 copies) (Cover shows photographic portrait of Maori woman) Ngati-Poneke. Maori entertainment. Town Hall Wellington. 2-3 December 1941. Souvenir programme (cover shows photographic portrait of Maori chief) 1943: Ngarimu Victoria Cross Investiture meeting (for Lieutenant Te Moana Ngarimu). Souvenir programme, and supplement (investiture celebration at Ruatoria, 6 October 1943). 1944: South Sea Pearls in "Poi & lei". His Majesty's Theatre, 26 June [1944]. Mr Montrose Graham (Monty) (Manager Rotorua Maoris) [and] Mrs Eric Sharp (Pelita)(Manager South Sea Islanders) Ngati-Otautahi Concert Party souvenir programme of Red Cross-Maori Concert, Civic Theatre Christchurch, 11-12 July 1944. 1947: Taiporutu Club of Rotorua. Souvenir programme ca 1947 (2 copies); and Maori entertainment by the Taiporutu Club, Rotorua at the Town Hall Auckland. 28-29 November 1947. Souvenir programme (2 copies). Quantity: 8 Other printed ephemera item(s). Physical Description: Pamphlets and programmes, sizes varying up to 250 mm.

Date: 1918

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

By: Brown, R Marsh, active 1915

Reference: Eph-A-ANZAC-1918-01

Description: Cover shows the title in red, inside a wide border engraved by R Marsh Brown, depicting putti, Britannia, helmets, oak leaves and with the Victoria Cross at the bottom. The inside includes a programme of songs and lectures, and a quotation from John Masefield's book "Gallipoli". Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on programme. Physical Description: Letterpress and engraving on folded programme, 229 x 157 mm.

Date: 1900

By: Richmond Cavendish Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-AWARDS-1900-01

Description: Cigarette card shows a picture of the Victoria Cross medal and ribbon. The verso has an advertisement for "Pioneer" cigarettes, manufactured by the Richmond Cavendish Company of Liverpool. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, on card 73 x 34 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Hutt City, in 2014.

Date: 1914 - 2014 - 1918

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-WI-2014-01/06

Description: Six bookmarks each with a portrait and biographical information about each of the following VC winners: 01. Lieut General Bernard Cyril Freyberg (1889-1963) 02. Sgt James Crichton (1879-1961) 03. Sgt Reginald Stanley Judson (1881-1972) 04. Corporal Leslie Wilton Andrew (1897-1969) 05. Corporal Cyril Royston Guyton Bassett (1892-1983) 06. Lance Corporal Samuel Frickleton (1891-1971) Other Titles - Victoria Cross; World War One Quantity: 6 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on laminated bookmarks, each 203 x 47 mm. Provenance: Purchased from the publisher in 2014.

Date: 1940-1991

By: Lawton, Laurence Alan, 1919-1996

Reference: MS-Group-0323

Description: Contains three flying log books kept by Joe Lawton, 1940-1949, 1949-1958, 1959-1974, covering his time as a navigator during World WarTwo over Europe and in the Pacific and his later career with NAC and TEAL. Also contains a letter from P B Lucas, 1984; two Air New Zealand `Summary of Flying for Licence Renewal' certificates, 1965-1966; copies of papers relating to a proposed history of the 75 (NZ) Squadron and a number of clippings, dated 1950-1991, about Lawton's career (with special emphasis on his role in the raid on Germany in July 1941 which resulted in a member of the crew, James Allen Ward receiving a Victoria Cross), about James Allen Ward, Fighter-pilot Bill Crawford-Compton and NAC. Source of title - supplied title Quantity: 3 volume(s). 1 folder(s). 0.09 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photographs of Joe Lawton and other airmen during WWII, at Ohakea and a series of photographs of Honolulu in 1942. - To Book Collections - Joe Lawton's copies of `New Zealanders in the Air War', `Return at dawn' and `Bomber Command'.

Date: 1860-1935

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-02

Description: Contains handwritten notes, drafts, transcripts and clippings relating to Cowan's book Hero Stories of New Zealand, published by Harry H Tombs in 1935. Includes Maoris in the Great War. Proof of first chapters. The Defence of Turuturu-Mokai Redoubt. The Rorkes Drift of New Zealand. A 33 page handwritten draft by James Cowan dated 1935. Brave Women. Two Heroic Figures: Ahumai Te Paerata and Huria Matenga. 10 pages of clippings with notations. How Sergeant McKenna won the Victoria Cross. A 22 page handwritten script by James Cowan. The Defenders of Orakau. Eight pages of handwritten script by Cowan. Plus other clippings and notes. Arrangement: The contents of this folder was a part of lot 168 in the auction where purchased. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0 Linear Metres.

Date: 1920 - 1928

By: W D & H O Wills Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-PICTURE-Cards-Wills-VCs

Description: Includes cards with colour illustrations of the individuals in action earning their Victoria Crosses. Includes New Zealand soldiers Sergt L W Andrew (card no. 4) and Corpl C R Bassett (card no. 50). Library set holds the following cards: 2. Lieut C H Sewell 4. Sergt L W Andrew 11. Capt C N Mitchell 17. Second-Lieut C L Knox 23. Capt H Reynolds 24. Major G C Wheeler 25. Second-Lieut H V H Throssell 28. Private J C Kerr 32. Private M O'Meara 33. Private J Leak 37. Capt W H Johnston 43. Rifleman Gobar Sing Negi 44. Private S Harvey 45. Capt J L Green 46. Private H H Robson 50. Corpl C R Bassett Quantity: 16 colour photo-mechanical print(s) of a set of 50 cigarette cards.. Physical Description: Photolithographs, on cards 68 x 38 mm. Provenance: Donated from the papers of Rodney Murphy in 2014.

Date: [1943]

From: Turnbull Library Pictures: Original photographic prints and postcards from the File Prints Collection

Reference: PAColl-10563-174-69

Description: Photograph taken by an unidentified photographer in October 1943 at Ruatoria. Shows a group of men performing haka, including a man doing pukana. The men appear to be shirtless and can be seen wearing piupiu, flax headbands. The haka is being performed at the posthumous Victoria Cross presentation ceremony for Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu. Annotations on the print mount and reverse read "NO NEG; Free Lance Collection". Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1861 - 1901

By: Taddy and Company

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-NZ-1901-01

Description: Cigarette card shows Colour Sergeant Lucas of the 40th Regiment, defending wounded comrades in March 1861. Publication date supplied by vendor. The incident shown took place on 18 March 1861, the last day before a truce was declared in the First Taranaki War, one of the campaigns in the New Zealand Wars 1860-1872. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph on card, 65 x 38 mm.

Date: 1941

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PA1-q-289-1879

Description: View of part of a Wellington bomber and the wing section damaged by a shell and fire. Also shown are holes kicked in the fabric of the fusilage and wing by Sergeant James Allen Ward who managed to smother the fire with an engine cover. Photographed by an unknown photographer. For this act "of most conspicuous bravery" Sergeant Ward was given the VC, but he was killed in action over Germany two months later. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [1960-1991]

From: Bryant, George A, active 1964-2004 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6845-1

Description: Comprises draft of article, `Maori-Pakeha romance in pioneering New Zealand; first Air VC grandson of Maori chieftainess', published newspaper articles and notes relating to the Rhodes-Moorhouse family, particularly Lieutenant William Rhodes-Moorhouse, VC, and typescript article, `Will's flying 1910', about flying, and including transcripts of Rhodes-Moorhouse material Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photographs relating to Rhodes-Moorhouse, Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand Day and the Maori Bible.