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World War, 1939-1945. Campaigns. Italy
Date: 1943-1944
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
By: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004
Reference: PAColl-4161-01-078
Description: Some photographs include captions. Images of mountain village of Gessopalena, 1943; Roman remains; soldiers from Ashburton at Battery Gala Day held at Arce; Commander of 8th Army, Gen Sir Oliver Leese shaking hands with Gen Freyberg when he visited NZ HQ in Italian Front; town of Ortona, 1944 (photographer, Sgt G F Kaye); at Italian Front, Xmas Eve, 1943 showing difficult roads encountered by transport of 2nd NZ Division; a `jeep train' on the move; NZ Mobile Bath Unit (Shower); NZ Engineers, Mar 1944; carols on Christmas morning played by 4th Armed Brigade Band, Dec 1943; soldiers in the snow (S Fife, J Kirkly, R C Holland, F Carrick & N Burnette); general view of church and ceremonial parade held in Volturno Valley area, Jan 1944; parade of 6th Infantry Brigagde in Volturno Valley and presentation of medals by Gen Freyberg, Jan 1944; bombardment of Cassino. Radio operators; Instruction school (outdoors); unloading NZ patriotic parcels at a supply point on Italian Front; women refugees cooking outdoors at Pitti Palace, Florence; village of Altino, Dec 1944; Riunion Adriatica di Sicurta (building); general views of Italian countryside (unidentified); smoke from bombs which landed on German positions at Guadralgeri, Dec 1943; demolished bridge. On 2 Oct 1943 the New Zealand Division was moved from Egypt to support the 8th Army in Italy. Quantity: 62 b&w original photographic print(s).
Candy, Oliver, fl 1941-1996 :Photographs relating to Oliver Candy's service during Worl...
By: Candy, Oliver, active 1941-1996
Reference: PAColl-9560
Description: Photographs relating to Olly Candy's service during World War II and as part of J Force. Shows images of Feilding, Fort Dorset (Wellington), El Alamein, Florence, Faenza, New Zealand barracks at Yamaguchi and the devastation at Hiroshima. Includes images of the well known "killing of the pig incident" at Florence. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 67 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Purchase, 2009 Transfers: To Ephemera Collection - Souvenir Calendar of the voyage of 2 NZEF Jayforce from R.M.S. "Strathmore", 1946 (Eph-A-WAR-WII-Japan-1946-02); Name card of the final 6th Manawatu Mounted Rifles reunion, 1995 (Eph-A-WAR-WII-Reunions-1995).