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Christchurch Home Guardsmen
Date: 1942
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: DA-03316
Description: Christchurch Home Guardsmen being taught the use of Tommy guns. Photographed by the Christchurch Star Sun on 15 Jan 1942 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Christchurch Homeguardsmen machine gun training
Date: 1942
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: DA-00495
Description: Homeguard Christchurch East Battalion Spandau machine gunners in training. Gun shown is shoulder controlled Spandau, converted to .303 on original suggestion of Sgt. Stedman (Marlborough). Photographed by the Christchurch Star Sun on 10 April 1942. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Members of the Christchurch Home Guard in training
Date: 1942
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: DA-00487
Description: Members of the Christchurch Home Guard in training. An expert explains the principles during aiming instruction. Christchurch East Battalion. Photographed by the Christchurch Star Sun on 11 April 1942. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).