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Maori Battalion on the way from New Zealand to Egypt
Date: 1940-1941
From: Mackrell, Brent fl 2012: Photographs
Reference: PA1-o-1374
Description: Personal record of a soldier in the Maori Battalion of the journey from New Zealand to Egypt, Second World War. Begins with troops lined up on the show grounds at Palmerston North on the 31st of April 1940. Troops embarked on the 1st of May 1940 and sailed for Fremantle, Australia, and were there by the 8th of May. There are photographs of Fremantle Harbour, Perth University, and Maori soldiers with Australian friends. Also photographs of Maori soldiers on deck of ship. The troops sailed from Femantle in a convoy that included the liner transports, Queen Mary, Aquitania, Empress of Japan, Empress of Britain, Mauretania, and Andes. They were in Capetown on the 16 May 1940, and Freetown, Siera Leone on the 23 May. The convoy arrived at Greenock on the Clyde River, Scotland, on the 6th of June 1940. From the 8th of June 1940 to the 2nd of January 1941 the troops were stationed in the south east of England where they did battle training. The places include Bognor, Aldershot, Bostling Green, and Guildford. On the 3rd of January the troops embarked on the Athlone Castle, part of a large convoy of transports and warships bound for Egypt, which they reached on the 1st of March 1941. There are two panoramic views of the convoy, and many photographs of the Maori troops on board the Athlone Castle. In Egypt photographs show the troops landing, the camp at Maadi, gardens at Helwan, training in the desert, views of Cairo, and tours to the pyramids. The last part of the album are photographs of Capetown and its surroundings, other unidentified places, and more snaps taken in Egypt. Quantity: 1 album(s).
Tan, Sunny (Mr), fl 2011 :Photographs
Date: [ca 1887-1950s]
By: Seaward, Neville Stephen, 1913-2005; Tan, Sunny, active 2011
Reference: PAColl-9900
Description: One group portrait, an albumen print, of men with guns, possibly hunters, titled 'At the Butts Reefton Queen's Jubilee'. Notes on back read 'Luch. NZ Alpine Photo'. Photographer unidentified. Taken in 1887 or 1897 (The Golden Jubilee of 1887 celebrated 50 years of Queen Victoria's reign. Her Diamond Jubilee was held in 1897.) One of men and a woman in a canoe on the Avon River, Christchurch, taken circa 1900 by an unidentified photographer. One of Dawson Falls Mountain House, Mount Taranaki, showing children outside, taken circa 1900 by an unidentified photographer. Four taken during World War II comprising: A scene with troops on board a ship to Crete, Greece, showing Maori troops, possibly members of the Maori Battalion, performing an action song. They appear to be being accompanied by a piano accordian; Undated photograph of New Zealand troops playing rugby in Egypt before a very large crowd; a photograph of the camp at the 1st New Zealand General Hospital, Helwan, Egypt, 14 Jan 1941, with 'KSRA' noted on the back; soldier at an unidentified location photographing a tree with external roots and multiple trunks. Four scenic views of New Zealand taken circa 1950s. Three are taken by N S Seaward and show Wellington Harbour and surrounds, Milford Sound, and Queenstown. The fourth shows Oriental Bay, Wellington, and is taken by an unidentified photographer. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 11 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints and an albumen print Provenance: Donated by Sunny Tan, Wellington, 2011 Transfers: To Other - From Cartoon Archive: B-184-066 to B-184-070, and C-164-048: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- : [6 cartoons by Trace Hodgson] - To Ephemera Collection - Tanner Bros Ltd : The water front, Auckland. For auld lang syne. Maoriland postcard. FT Series X.2/704. [ca 1910] (Eph-A-POSTCARDS-Auckland-1910-01).
Maori soldiers erecting a marquee at a military training camp - Photograph taken by Geo...
Date: [ca 11 Feb 1942]
From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
By: Stephenson, George, active 1942
Reference: PAColl-8983-20
Description: Maori soldiers (probably from the 28th Battalion) erecting a marquee at a military training camp, probably at, or near Kaikohe, in the Far North district. Photograph taken circa 11 February 1942, by George Stephenson. Publication note - Published in the New Zealand free lance (Wellington, NZ, 17 June 1942) Source of descriptive information - Notes, and stamp, on back of file print, and caption in New Zealand free lance (Wellington, NZ, 17 June 1942) Inscriptions: Verso - N I Military Camp WWII P17.6.42 11/2/42; Verso - [stamped in ink] Photograph by George Stephenson Kaikohe Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 13.7 x 20.3 cm
Maori reinforcements leaving Rotorua during World War 2
Date: 1944
From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives
Reference: 1/4-000827-F
Description: Maori reinforcements leaving for World War 2, boarding a train at a railway station in Rotorua. Photograph taken by John Pascoe in 1944. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
Farewell parade for the Maori Battalion at Palmerston North during World War II - Photo...
Date: [ca Jan 1940]
From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
By: Shea, K H, active 1941
Reference: PAColl-8983-21
Description: Farewell parade for the Maori Battalion at Palmerston North during World War II, before they left as part of the 2nd Echelon. Photograph taken circa January 1940 by K H Shea. Source of descriptive information - Notes on back of print. Dated from New Zealand History online website, 2nd World War timeline at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/second-world-war/new-zealand-and-the-second-world-war-overview/timeline accessed 5 March 2007. Inscriptions: Verso - Civic and Gove farewell Saturday. Maroi [sic] Battalion marching through Pal Nth streets.; Verso - Unpublished farewell to 2nd Echelon at Pal North; Verso - [stamped in ink] Press and General Photo Service K H Shea, 21-22 Clarendon Buildings, The Square PO Box 92 Palmerston North Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 16.7 x 21.6 cm
Members of the Maori Battalion returning home after World War 2, Wellington Harbour
Date: 23 January 1946
From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives
Reference: 1/4-001635-F
Description: Members of the Maori Battalion returning home on the troopship Dominion Monarch after World War Two, Wellington Harbour, 23 January 1946. Photograph taken by John Pascoe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative