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King, Gilbert Arthur Newman, 1922-2007 :Album of service with 2NZEF in Italy, and J Force
Date: 1942-1946
By: King, Gilbert Arthur Newman, 1923-2006
Reference: PA1-o-1453
Description: Album of photographs taken and collected by Gilbert Arthur Newman King (1922-2007) while serving with 2NZEF 1942-1945, and with J Force in 1946. Comprises: 87th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Lyttelton and Mt Pleasant, 10 June 1942 to 18 August 1943. Scenes in Florence, Siena, Pisa, Bari and Naples, 18 October 1945 to 21 February 1946. Voyage from Naples to Japan aboard "Strathmore" via Port Said, Suez Canal, Colombo, Singapore, Hong Kong, 21 February 1946 to 19 March 1946 Scenes in Japan, showing views of Kure, Yamaguchi and Kiwa Voyage home from Kure to Wellington aboard "Chitral", via Guam, 24 August 1946 to 8 September 1946. At home with family, 8 September 1946. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black card bound album 24.7 x 30.5 cm Provenance: Donated by Mr W R Schofield, Christchurch, in 2009
Crump, Douglas :Album of photographs taken and collected by Douglas Ronald Crump
Date: 1940-1944
By: Crump, Douglas Ronald, 1919-1944; Crump, William, active 1950s; Crump, Douglas, active 2000
Reference: PA1-q-764
Description: Photographs taken and collected by 2nd Lieutenant Douglas Ronald Crump prior to his death at La Luna, Italy, 7 August 1944. Album comprises: Photographs of the grave of Douglas Ronald Crump at La Luna, Italy, with Brigadier S H Crump Scenes in Papakura Camp, 1940 Scenes of farewell parade for 5th reinforcements at Auckland Domain, 1941 Scenes on convoy to Middle East, showing ships Nieuw Amsterdan and Mauretania, and views of Sydney and Colombo. Scenes in camp at Maadi and Helwan, Egypt, June 1941; pyramids and sphinx; Divisional swimming sports; manoeuvres; Cairo; Alexandria; No 1 NZ Convalescent Depo, Alexandria; Sinai Desert; Syria; Palestine; Lebanon, Beirut; Damascus; Palmyra; Jerusalem, Bethlehem; Haifa; Tel Aviv Visits to ancient Egyptian sites, including Luxor, the temples at Karnak, the tomb of Tutankhamun, the temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, and Thebes Scenes on the Nile, including the Assuan Dam, and a BOAC flying boat landing Sporting events, including a rugby match between 4th NZ Armoured Brigade and Welsh representatives at Maadi, 3 Feb 1943; Brigade athletics meet, Littoria Stadium, Cairo, 5 April 1943 Scenes at Officer Cadet Training Unit (OCTU) Views of Bari, Rome and Florence Portraits of Douglas Ronald Crump Album consists of photographs taken and collected by Douglas Ronald Crump (1919-1944) prior to his death, and compiled into an album by his brother, William Crump. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Green cloth bound album with red morrocco spine and corners, 28.5 x 33.5 cm
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).