War memorials - France

Date: 15 Jul 1923

By: Dominion Museum (N.Z.)

Reference: PA-Group-00354

Description: Five large mounted prints of the New Zealand memorial at Le Quesnoy which was unveiled 15 July 1923 Commemorates the capture of Le Quesnoy on 4 Nov 1918 when the leading party of the New Zealand Division entered the town by a scaling ladder over the ramparts of the old Vauban Fort and compelled the surrender of the German garrison holding it. Arrangement: Prints housed at PAColl-D-0063 to PAColl-D-0067 Quantity: 5 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted.

Date: 1936

By: J R Gaunt & Son Ltd

Reference: Curios-004-031

Description: Medal shows the words "Vimy Pilgrimage" around the top rim, above an image of the stone Canadian National Vimy War Memorial and a lower border of poppies. The bar shows the words "Canadian Legion 1935, and a beaver and maple leaf. Canadian troops were victorious in the battle of Vimy Ridge, west of Vimy, France, on 9-12 April 1917. The Canadian War Memorial at Vimy was opened on 1936, before a crowd of 50,000, addressed by King Edward VIII. Quantity: 2 curio(s). Physical Description: Pewter medal, diameter 32 mm, suspended from bar 23 x 37 mm, by blue and yellow ribbon, total height 95 mm. Provenance: Previously belonging to Maximilian Juriss.

Date: ca 1928

By: King, Frederic Truby (Sir), 1858-1938

Reference: PAColl-4446

Description: Photographs taken by Truby King on his last trip to Europe in 1928 of: the viaduct near Solignac in the Cevennes District; Goudet, where Truby King sent two nurses from London to look after a baby; women making lace at Grauzials near Solignace; the church at Les Estables where Robert Louis Stevenson purchased his donkey in "Travels with a Donkey"; and the war memorial at Nimes which is hewn out of the rock face. They are all captioned on the reverse. Quantity: 5 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1937]

From: Bell family: Collection

Reference: PAColl-10699-10

Description: French postcard with group portrait of male subjects including flags and wreaths on steps of New Zealand Battlefield Memorial at Longueval, France, photographer unknown, circa 1937. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Black and white photographic postcard-backed print, 9 x 13.8 cm.

Date: [1970s-1980s]

From: Rowling, Wallace Edward, 1927-1995 :Official photographs

Reference: PAColl-9589-2

Description: Includes photographs of Red Cross Conference in September 1974; Trip to Antarctica; Opening of Richmond Coal Store in Rowling's Electorate; Campaigning in Northland 1980; Visit of Lee Kwan Yeu Prime Minister of Singapore; Visit to Paris, France; Visit to North Sea Oil Rig (Aberdeen); Laying foundation stone at the Invercargill Railway Station 1975; Visit of Crown Prince and Princess of Japan; Visit to Iran 1973 Quantity: 48 b&w original photographic print(s). 20 colour original photographic print(s). 5 b&w original photographic print(s) proof sheets.

Date: 1922

From: Bell family: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-5210-162

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts

Date: 1850-1940

From: Bell family: Collection

Reference: PAColl-4857-1

Description: Quantity: 50 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1923

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from the file print collection, Box 17

By: Desruelles, F, active 1923

Reference: PAColl-7489-86

Description: Postcard of the memorial to New Zealand forces at Le Quesnoy designed by F Desruelles and Fraser. Photograph taken by A N of Paris. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1916-[ca 1925]

From: Cory-Wright & Salmon Ltd: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-7080-8

Description: Postcards and books of postcards. One group depicts towns in France and Belgium before and after the First World War. These include Albert, Hazebrouck, Meessen (Messines), La Boisselle, and Ypres. There are also a group of war memorials. Another booklet depicts views of Lille, France, and there are several photographs of stirling and Qubec. An album of 23 photomechanical prints depicts Cairo and its environs. Included in this are five post cards of Egypt. The album and the postcards are dated 1916. Eleven photographic postcards published by the Swiss electrical engineering firm, Brown, Boveri & Company, record its involvement in the process of the electrification of the Swiss railway system. Included in this sequence are electric locomotives, a hydroelectric power house, various electrical goods such as turbines, and a view of the BBC factory at Baden. Quantity: 11 b&w original photographic print(s). 91 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 19 colour photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: 8th October 1922

Reference: PA1-o-271

Description: Scenes of the ceremonies surrounding the unveiling of the Longueval Memorial (on 8th October 1922), to men of the New Zealand Division, who fell in the first battle of the Somme in 1910. Dignitaries include Sir Francis Bell, then leader of the New Zealand Legislative Council. Images, none of which have captions, were taken by an unidentified photographer. The last four scenes are of St Martin's Church at Vevey (Switzerland), and the Commonwealth war graves in the Cimetiere St-Martin Inscriptions: Album page - `Photographic record of the unveiling of the New Zealand Battle Memorial at Longueval, France, 8th October, 1922' Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown covers, pages bound in with tape; 21.5 x 31.5 cm

Reference: PAColl-D-0444

Description: Photograph of part of a relief depicting two soldiers lifting a wounded soldier on a stretcher Inscriptions: Recto - top left - Title; Recto - centre left - 16 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 635 x 455 mm on card

Date: 15 Jul 1923

By: The Central Press Photos Ltd

Reference: 1/2-053836-F

Description: French World War I memorial, Le Quesnoy, France. Photograph taken 15 July 1923 by Central Press, Fleet Street, London. Shows a scene outside a church with wreaths laid by a relief sculpture of a winged woman, arms outstretched. A group holding flags stand alongside. Other - Photograph amongst original papers, bound as a book titled "Le Quesnoy and Amiens Memorials", and held at ATL q940.4366. Book catalogued online as "Unveiling of New Zealand memorial at Le Quesnoy and New Zealand memorial tablet in Amiens Cathedral" Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 15 July 1923

By: The Central Press Photos Ltd

Reference: 1/2-053830-F

Description: Lord Milner speaking at the unveiling of the New Zealand monument in Le Quesnoy, France, 15 July, 1923. Photograph taken by Central Press, Fleet Street, London. Other - Photograph amongst original papers bound as a book titled "Le Quesnoy and Amiens Memorials" and held at ATL q940.4366. Catalogued online as "Unveiling of New Zealand memorial at Le Quesnoy and New Zealand memorial tablet in Amiens Cathedral" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1918

From: O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]

Reference: E-920-056

Description: Shows a monument in the form of a square stone pillar, commemorating German soldiers who fell near Bapaume. It is topped by a stone ball. Near the top is a bas-relief cross with a "W" for Kaiser Wilhelm within it. Inscription is also copied down on page 57, and reads: "Wir neigen das Haupt vor unseren Toten, Die furchtlos und treu ihr leben boten. Was flerblich war brachten wir hier zur Ruh, Ihr Weift zan betreit der hethiat zu. Den in der Hingebring von Bapaume Ze fallenen kameraden zollt feinen Dank, durch dieses Denkmal das XIV Reserve Korps 1914-1918". Translation given by James O'Grady: "We bow our heads before our dead, who unafraid and true, offered their lives for what was mortal. We brought their bodies here to rest, their spirit to be freed to the Homeland. The comrades who fell in the neighbourhood of Bapaume are worthy of this thanks and this monument. The 14th Reserve Corps, 1914-1918". The Australian War Museum states that the monument angered the French because it showed a Polish Cross with the initial "W" (for the Kaiser) on it. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 198 x 126 mm.

Date: 1923

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 9

By: The Central Press Photos Ltd

Reference: PAColl-6181-19

Description: New Zealand soldiers in dress uniform at the dedication ceremony for the New Zealand memorial at Le Quesnoy, France, in 1923. Lieutenant Averill points to the place where a scaling ladder was placed during the war. The corporal is wearing a 1914-15 Star, BMW 1914-18 and Victory Medal 1914-19. Photograph taken for Central Press, London, England. Back of file print reads; "Lieut Averill pointing out position where scaling ladder was placed". Stamp on back of file print reads; "Central press photograph 119. Fleet Steet, London E.C." Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 1918

From: O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]

Reference: E-920-055

Description: Shows a monument in the shape of a cross set in a raised circular walled garden plot. The plaque at the front says: "A la memoire des troupes de toutes armes ayant pris part a la bataille de Bapaume. Armee du Nord, General in Chef Genrl de Div.on Faidherbe, effectif 35000 hommes troupes engages 12000". Translation: "To the memory of troops of all the armies that took part in the battle of Bapaume. Armee du Nord, under the command of the Division Chief Faidherbe; manpower of 35000 men, 12000 engaged". Website information states, "Although Faidherbe's green troops held their own against the outnumbered but experienced Prussians, they didn't follow up their advantage and retreated" (retrieved from http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Battle-of-Bapaume on 9 September 2009) Other Titles - 1871 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 198 x 126 mm.

Date: Apr 2004

From: Bradford, Sue, 1952- :Photographs

Reference: PADL-000672

Description: Images taken at a Speaker's delegation to France in 2004, taken by an unidentified photographer. Shows the Arras tunnels which were dug by New Zealand soldiers during the First World War, and ANZAC memorial celebrations. The Speaker the Rt Hon Jonathan Hunt lead a delegation of parliamentarians to Russia, Estonia, Latvia and France in Apr 2004. Members of the delegation were Dr Paul Hutchison, National, Sue Bradford, Greens, David Parker, Labour, and Murray Smith, United Future. Quantity: 25 digital image(s).