Hamilton, Ian Standish Monteith (Sir), 1853-1947

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2595

Description: Includes letter from Leonard Darwin to his mother, undated, in which he describes the voyage to Lyttelton on board the Merope. Darwin was travelling as a cabin passenger Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1915

By: Watson, James, active 1915

Reference: MS-Papers-6220

Description: Comprises two letters from Watson to General [?] discussing the state of the Gallipoli campaign and commenting on the recall of General Sir Ian Hamilton (18 and 20 Oct 1915) and a letter from B Mahon to General [?] written from Salonica (Thessaloniki, Greece) discussing the Gallipoli Campaign and the possibility of the Western Powers intervening on the Eastern Front (31 Oct 1915). Accompanied by a letter from the Dalberton Library containing background information about these letters. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts (photocopies)

Date: 1899-1923

From: Hughes, Patrick Gethin, 1914-2007: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-6694

Description: Includes: `Soldiers of the Queen', a booklet of photographs illustrating the departure from Wellington, bound for South Africa, of the 1st Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles, October 1899; Illuminated address presented to John Gethin Hughes by members of the First Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles, Sydney, 7 Jan 1901 (photocopy); two newspaper cuttings re South African War, including a photograph of Hughes; letter from L E Kiggell, Director of Staff Duties (UK), to Colonel A W Robin, offering to provide places for New Zealand officers at upcoming British Army manoeuvres, 3 Jun 1910; Base Record Office report of Medical Board re health of Lt-Colonel Hughes, 14 Nov 1916; field service postcard signed by Hughes, 14 May 1915; photocopy of letter to Hughes from General Godley, 15 Oct 1916; letter to Hughes from General Hamilton, 21 Jul 1919, roll of the 1st Contingent, reproduced in The First New Zealand Mounted Rifles Association `Bulletin', Mar 1923 and photograph of members of the Contingent photographed in 1920 (photocopy). Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter (some photocopies)

Date: 1939-1966

From: Burton, Ormond Edward, 1893-1974 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0438-034

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1930

Reference: A-091-018

Description: Caricature of Sir Ian Hamilton Other Titles - High Commissioner of New Zealand Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Print, 216 x 133 mm

Date: 1893-1949

From: Brown, Christina Letitia Richardson, 1891-1981 : Papers of Christina L R Brown and Thomas Watson Brown

Reference: MS-Papers-0522-1/5/1

Description: Sketch plans of Sanna's Post, ca 1900; letter from Lt Col A Bauchop re contoured map of vicinity of Johnsonville-Plimmerton; Christmas card from Colonel Ian Hamilton, 1936; photo of Star Club Senior Fours, Dec 1893, RSA trip to Sydney, 1936 or 1938; autographed photo entitled `Sons of the Firsts', ca Oct 1949; and other photos Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1905-1939

From: Malone family : Papers relating to William George Malone

Reference: MS-Papers-9049-5

Description: Includes Malone family correspondence, 1905-1915; miliary reports by Colonel Chayton and Colonel R W Tate, Wellington Military District and Taranaki Rifles, 1913-1914; note by General Godley giving his impressions of William Malone, 7 June 1932 and letter from Sir Ian Hamilton to `Mr Malone' commenting on his father, William Malone, 25 Sep 1939 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts (photocopies)

Date: 12 Dec 1916 - 7 Jul 1917

From: Gray, Randolph Norman, 1891-1936: Papers relating to World War One

Reference: MSX-9372

Description: Letter book by Gray describes time stationed at Estaires, France, including a visit to Paris, a period of leave spent sightseeing in London, Bath, Glasgow and Edinburgh, followed by return to duty in France stationed at Steenwerck, before being selected for officer training at Sling Camp in England. On completion of initial training Gray receives his officer's commission and is posted to the Canterbury Regiment. Letter book closes with a description of time spent on leave in London. Includes accounts of two ceremonies for the investiture and presentation of war medals, including one by King George V. Gray, in his retrospective entry dated 12 December 1916, describes the nine weeks stationed at Estaires, France, where he is given responsibility for the baths, writing 'It has been a period of almost daily laziness - certainly of mighty little to do, & all day to do it in. The little town of Estaires is quiet and very very slow, & the atmosphere has increased the general spirit of do-nothing.' (page 1). Describes various military and social events, including dinner and presentation ceremony for medals awarded to Gray and members of his unit, including four for Gallipoli and five for the Somme. Gray describes the procedure as follows, 'We were lined up in front of the Gen[eral], and as our names were called, stepped up, saluted, & while the little ac[count] of what we had done was being bawled out by a Lieut[enant]-Col[onel], Alec [Sir Alexander Godley (1867-1957)] was pinning on the riband and saying nice things in an undertone [...] he said he had heard about me, & so on - shook hands, saluted, & the thing was over' (page 3). Gray describes visit to Merville on 26 November 1916. Departure from baths at Estaires on 14 December 1916. Records his promotion to full Sergeant and feels this is as far as he will go (page 8). Based on his French language skills, Gray is ordered to visit Paris on 19 December 1916 and describes journey by motor vehicle via Doullens and Amiens, where the journey is interrupted for the night. Travelling on via Breteuil, Clermont and Creil, Chantilly, - the French racecourse was the place for an hour of rest, before journey is concluded through Ecouen, and Saint-Denis, reaching Paris at 3 pm on 20 December 1916. Describing the sightseeing in Paris, Gray writes 'Visited the tubes, & several of the main boulevards. The girls are simply lovely. The fashions are not at all unsightly. Nearly everybody is in black, & neatness seems to be the first essential. We stayed at the Hotel Brittania & found things very comfortable there.' (pages 14). This is followed by a day of sightseeing in Paris, including Notre Dame, Invalides, Luxembourg Gardens, Eiffel Tower, two exhibition palaces, Palais de Justice, and the Louvre. Gray notes, 'The drive down the Champs Elysees and round the Arc de Triomphe was magnificent. I think the latter was the finest thing I saw.' (page 15). In the evening he attends a performance of the opera La Tosca at the Opera-Comique, noting 'Of course we never can get anything like this in N.Z. [...] The orchestra number 80 & the music itself was worth coming 16,000 miles to hear.' (page 16). Following the visit to Paris, there is a gap in the letter book, with the period of leave from 9 January 1917 spent in England given in the form of a retrospective account beginning with an entry dated 4 February 1917. Describes departure from camp by car to Steenwerck, and from there by train to Calais, across the English Channel by paddle steamer, and by train to London. Gray delights in the freedom of being on leave in London, when he writes, 'The sense of freedom from army restraint is a thing you can never comprehend until you have been under the yoke, & are set free, even for a day. I had forgotten about the war.' (page 23). Describes train journey to Bath, seeing the baths and the abbey. Back in London he records visit to Temple Church and Middle Temple Hall. From there on to Fleet Street, St Pauls, the Embankment and Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Hyde Park and the Tower of London. This is followed by a train journey on the Flying Scotsman to Glasgow, Scotland, sightseeing in Glasgow, followed by a train journey to Edinburgh, sightseeing, and then back to London. Gray spends five days in hospital, and on his release attends concert at Albert Hall and went shopping in Regent Street, Bond Street, Oxford Street, and at Harrods Department Store. On Sunday, 28 January, departs from Victoria Station for the return to Flanders, France, with a break in the journey of four days spent at a British military camp at Boulogne, before finally returning from leave after 21 days of absence. This is followed by a relocation to Steenwerck, from where he also visits Hazebrouck. Gray is then selected for officer training, heading back to London, where after a few days leave he departs from Waterloo Station on 25 April 1917, heading for Sling Camp, on the Salisbury Plains. On 1st May Gray is presented with his second war medal by King George V, in the presence of the New Zealand High Commissioner, Sir Thomas Mackenzie, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, William Massey, and Sir Ian Hamilton. Gray observes that 'The king was very unconventional, absolutely no side or swank whatever. He said to me "I must congratulate you on your work" & just as I was moving away, "And I'm glad to see you will soon be an officer".' (page 78-79). Gray, after initially failing two of his practical exams, passes on re-examination, and receives his officer's commission on 2 June 1917, and is posted to the Canterbury Regiment. Describes visit to Salisbury Cathedral and further period of leave spent in London. Letter book closes with description of experience of being in London during an air raid and afterwards inspecting the damage in the vicinity of St Paul's Cathedral. Endpapers of letter book feature detailed list of correspondence, with names of correspondents and dates of letters. Publication - Selected letters and diary entry accounts from this collection have been published. See "'The Great Adventure': The letters of Randolph Norman Gray, 3/893", in: Jock Phillips, Nicholas Boyack and E. P. Malone (eds), The great adventure: New Zealand soldiers describe the First World War (Wellington: Allen & Unwin, 1988) pp 69-110. Relationship complexity - Photocopied typescript transcriptions of most of the manuscript texts found in the letter books are held in MS-Papers-4134 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss, letter book, marbled paper covers, 100 numbered leaves of ruled tissue paper, 20 x 13 cm

Date: 1915

By: Hamilton, Ian Standish Monteith (Sir), 1853-1947

Reference: qMS-0908

Description: Inserted are letters from Sir Ian Hamilton and W H Triggs concerning the gift of this ms to the Library Quantity: 1 volume(s) (48 pages). Physical Description: Mss (33 cm; marbled end-papers, blue calf)

Date: 10 Apr-25 Apr, 29 May-1 Aug 1915

From: Malone, William George (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1859-1915 : Diaries and letters

Reference: MSX-2546

Description: Diary continues from MSX-2545 with Malone describing arriving at Alexandria awaiting embarkation aboard the `Itonus'. Describes weather and soldier's activities aboard the vessel en route to the island of Lemnos. Arrive Port Mudros on 14 Apr 1915. Details an exploration of the island and its people. Troops practice disembarking, landing, and exercises on land. Prepares the men for landing at Gallipoli Peninsula. Quotes the special order for battle from General Sir Ian Hamilton, 21 Apr 1915. Prepares rations and supplies for his men. Leave Port Mudros at 6am on 25 Apr 1915. (25 Apr - 28 May 1915 on Message forms [MS-Papers-4130]). 29 May 1915 at Quinn's Post, describes Turkish attacks and fighting conditions. Malone took over commanding Courtney's Post on 1 Jun 1915. Details military communications and tactics, shelling and sniper fire. Malone takes over Quinn's Post with two of his Companies on 9 Jun 1915. Works through to late July when he is sent for a rest on the island of Imbros. Returns to Quinn's Post and records daily events through to Sunday 1 Aug 1915. Margin includes a count of Wellington Infantry Battalion's casualties to that date. Publication - Published as No better death: the great war diaries and letters of William G Malone : edited by John Crawford with Peter Cooke. (Auckland : Reed Books, 2005) Quantity: 1 volume(s) (101 leaves). Physical Description: Holograph, original & carbon copy pages (21.5 cm, manifold book) Page 63 in diary includes sketch from ANZAC Cove depicting the positioning of troops. Processing information: Part of WW100 digitisation project. Digitisation details - 108 digitised images. This diary includes both the original top copy with carbon, and sometimes just the carbon copy. There are two page 64s, slightly different, MSX-2546_064 and MSX-2546_064a. Page 71 is missing.

Date: 1915-1916

By: McGilp, Clyde, 1883-1918

Reference: MSX-8786

Description: War diary contains a day-by-day account of operations of McGilp's 1st Battery for most of 1915 with brief entries for the beginning of 1916. Diary begins on 9 Apr 1915 with troops leaving Zeitoun Camp for Alexandria. Depart aboard the transport vessel `HMAT Katuna" for Gallipoli. Arrive at Lemnos and continue training and the slinging of horses in preparation for the Gallipoli landing. Infantry disembarks at a beach one and a half miles North of Kaba Tepe on 25 Apr 1915. McGilp stays aboard the transport vessel to disembark further troops and supplies. Entries include details of fighting manoeuvres of soldiers and shelling by the Navy, condition of the horses and the burial of the dead. Transport returns to Alexandria 12 May 1915 so the horses can be exercised. Diary note that McGilp took over command of the 1st Battery on 20 Jul 1915. In August McGilp details the Battery's support for the 1st Australian Infantry Brigade in the battle of Lone Pine ridge. Continues with details of artillery support for the New Zealand infantry and the Wellington Battalion on taking Chunuk Bair on 8 Aug 1915. The remainder of the diary records the bombing of the Turkish Army as they counter-attacked gaining the positions they had lost earlier. Major McGilp records the daily rounds from his guns, casualty lists of his own soldiers, observation and movements of Turkish troops and arms at Lone Pine, Pine Ridge, Chunuk Bair, The Nek, Baby 700, The Apex, The Chessboard, Johnston's Jolly, Quinn's Post, Rhododendron Spur, Legge Valley, Table Top, Sari-Bair, Gun Ridge, Owen's Gully, Scrubby Knoll, Poplar Grove, Hill 971, Walden's Point, Mortar Ridge, Meadow Field and the Maimais. On 14 Nov 1915 Lord Kitchener visits the 1st Battery at their observing station on Walker's Ridge. From 14 Dec 1915 the 1st Battery prepares to evacuate Gallipoli by destroying or burying beneath land mines surplus stores and ammunition. 6.10pm on 19 Dec 1915 the last gun fires its final shell and is dismantled and carried to the beach. By 7.40pm Major McGilp and his gunners have embarked aboard the `HMT Queen Louise' to Lemnos. Diary includes a list of the 22 soldiers who evacuated alongside Major McGilp. Troops then head to Ismailia in Egypt. Diary is complete on 8 Jan 1916. A further note on 6 Apr 1916 indicates that Major McGilp is embarking to France and a new diary commences. Last entry is a newspaper cutting depicting Major McGilp in action in the Somme, France. Diary also contains throughout its pages extracts from the Brigade's official diary, maps, topographical drawings, notes on military projections, force orders and photographs. Also a letter to Mary McGilp from Major Fred Waite returning McGilp's diary to her, Apr 1919. Extracts from McGilp's diary were used in the volume `The New Zealanders in Gallipoli'. Source of title - Transcribed from item Major McGilp left New Zealand in 1914 and commanded the 1st Battery of the 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery during the Galipoli Campaign. He subsequently saw action in Egypt, the Balkans and the Western Front in France. Returned to New Zealand in Jul 1918 to be an artillery instructor at Featherston Military Camp. Died of influenza at Featherston on 14 Nov 1918. Serial Numbers: 7475 and 2/280. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (76 leaves). Physical Description: Holograph (26 cm; tied between boards, in phase box) Illustrated with maps and photographs Processing information: Part of WW100 digitisation project. Digitisation details - 86 digitised images

Date: 1915

From: Malone family : Papers relating to William George Malone

Reference: MS-Papers-11408-24

Description: Letters of condolence to Mrs W G Malone received after the death of her husband, 8 August 1915. The letters were from the following: General Sir Ian Hamilton, Major General Sir Alexander Godley, Lady Godley, Lt General Sir William Birdwood, Sir Thomas MacKenzie, Father McMenamin (Catholic chaplain, Wellington Infantry Battalion), Captain Ernest Harston (Malone's Adjutant) and Major Herbert Hart (2nd in command, Wellington Infantry Battalion) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1915-1922

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

By: Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount, 1865-1922

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-1641

Description: Correspondence between Northcliffe and Keith Murdoch, London manager of the United Cable Service and later editor of the Melbourne 'Herald'. Includes reference to Murdoch's letter to the Australian prime minister on conditions at Gallipoli, reporting of British news in Australian newspapers, articles by Northcliffe, visits of Australasian politicians to UK, attack on Northcliffe by Sir Ian Hamilton, the Melbourne Herald, the Sydney Evening News, staff appointments, pwersonal news and opinions Source of title - Transcribed Other Titles - The sentimental bloke Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (238 frames). Finding Aids: Inventory available. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, AJCP, 1986

Date: 1915-1929

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2581-2586

Description: Quantity: 6 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.