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Kingsford, Frederic, 1890-1965 :Photograph album of views of England, Ireland, voyage to New Zealand after World War I
- Date
- 1919-1920
- By
- Kingsford, Frederic, 1890-1965; Cameron, Kate, active 1999
- Reference
- PA1-o-934
- Description
Album compiled by Frederic Kingsford of 23rd Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company, ca 1919. It is a pictorial record of his tours around Britain and Ireland before embarking on the 'Tainui' for his return journey to New Zealand. The return journey by way of Panama, included a stop over at Norfolk, Virginia, USA, and another at Colon, Panama, before passing through the canal.
The British section of the album includes shots of a regatta held on the river at Walton on Thames where the New Zealand Hospital and depot was located. There are photographs of the clergy and the Royal family leaving Westminster Abbey after the Memorial service for overseas fallen, 14 May 1919. Others show the Australian and New Zealand stands at the Henley Regatta where the Australians won the Kings Cup from Oxford. Finally about four days before leaving for New Zealand he attended the Peace Procession at Glasgow (4 August 1919) in which colonial troops took part. The Tainui cleared Plymouth Sound bound for North America on the 8 August 1919.
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The album was compiled by Frederic Kingsford, A Company, 23 Reinforcements, NZEF.
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
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- 1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs
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New Zealand soldiers take a "goodbye" look at England
Date: August 1919
From: Kingsford, Frederic, 1890-1965 :Photograph album of views of England, Ireland, voyage to New Zealand after World War I
Reference: PA1-o-934-62-3
Description: New Zealand soldiers on the deck of troop transport `Tainui,' take a "goodbye" look at England. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - "Goodbye England" Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 8.4 x 6 cm, on album page
New Zealand troops on board Troop transport `Tainui'
Date: September 1919
From: Kingsford, Frederic, 1890-1965 :Photograph album of views of England, Ireland, voyage to New Zealand after World War I
Reference: PA1-o-934-76
Description: Four photographs of New Zealand soldiers on the transport ship `Tainui' on their way home to New Zealand. By this time they were in the Pacific Ocean. Top left image - Soldiers Stephens, Fisher, and Campbell crossing the equator, 2 September 1919. Top right image - group of soldiers on boat parade. Bottom left image - Soldiers of the troops orchestra. Bottom right image - Billy Bates speaking at a meeting of the sergeants mess. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Top left image; Crossing the equator 2:9:19. Top right image; A boat parade: discipline becoming slack. Bottom left; The troops orchestra. Bottom right; Billy Bates conducts a bolshy meeting of the sergeants mess. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s).
Frederic Kingsford
Date: [191-]
From: Kingsford, Frederic, 1890-1965 :Photograph album of views of England, Ireland, voyage to New Zealand after World War I
Reference: PA1-o-934-A
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Frederic Kingsford in uniform, taken ca 1917-1919 by an unidentified photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 8.6 x 6 cm
Military sports and a civic event at Dover, England
Date: 1919
From: Kingsford, Frederic, 1890-1965 :Photograph album of views of England, Ireland, voyage to New Zealand after World War I
Reference: PA1-o-934-39
Description: Album page with four mounted photographs. Top left image - New Zealand rower Darcy Hadfield after his single sculls win at the Henly Peace Regatta. Top right image - Soldier photographer with camera and tripod in a punt, Henly Peace Regatta, 1919. Bottom left image - View of the drive and garden at the Grange, Shepherds Well, Dover, 1919. Bottom right image - Mayor and Corporation of Dover on their way to meet the body of Captain Charles Fryatt, 7th July 1919. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Top left image; Hadfield (NZ) beat Nussey (Rhine Army) for the Allies championship. Top right image; The digger picture man. Bottom left image; Driveway at the Grange, Shepherds well, Dover. Bottom right image; 7:7:19. Mayor & Corporation of Dover going to meet the body of Capt Fryatt, about to be landed from a destroyer. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s).
Political meeting on board the `Tainui.'
Date: 1919
From: Kingsford, Frederic, 1890-1965 :Photograph album of views of England, Ireland, voyage to New Zealand after World War I
Reference: PA1-o-934-076-4
Description: Soldiers returning to New Zealand on the `Tainui' attending a "bolshy" meeting of the sergeants mess conducted by Billy Bates. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1919. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Billy Bates conducts a Bolshy meeting of the Sergeants mess Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 8.3 x 6 cm
Returning to Wellington, New Zealand
Date: 21 September 1919
From: Kingsford, Frederic, 1890-1965 :Photograph album of views of England, Ireland, voyage to New Zealand after World War I
Reference: PA1-o-934-84
Description: Four photographs on an album page relating to the `Tainui' with returning troops, reaching Wellington. Top left image - View of Mount Victoria from the deck of the `Tainui.' Top right image - Soldiers and other people on deck waiting to berth. Bottom left image - View of the ship going alongside the wharf with soldiers crowding the railings. Bottom right image - View of the crowd on the wharf seen from the `Tainui.' Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Top left image; In old "windy Wellington" again 21:9:19. Top right image; Waiting to berth. Bottom left image; Going alongside - apple pelters doing good work. Bottom right image; The crowd picking their soldier boy. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s).
Gymnastic display by soldiers on board `Tainui.'
Date: 1919
From: Kingsford, Frederic, 1890-1965 :Photograph album of views of England, Ireland, voyage to New Zealand after World War I
Reference: PA1-o-934-080-1
Description: Gymnastic display by soldiers returning to New Zealand on board the `Tainui.' Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1919. Inscriptions: Album page - right of image - A gymnastic display under difficulties by Lt Fred O'Gorman and his squad of enthusiasts Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 8.3 x 6 cm
Sports on the `Tainui'
Date: 1919
From: Kingsford, Frederic, 1890-1965 :Photograph album of views of England, Ireland, voyage to New Zealand after World War I
Reference: PA1-o-934-78
Description: Four photographs on album page showing soldiers and pasengers on the `Tainui' taking part in deck sports. Inscriptions: Album page - Sports on deck Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s).
View of Gatun Locks, Panama Canal from deck of troop transport `Tainui'
Date: 30 August 1919
From: Kingsford, Frederic, 1890-1965 :Photograph album of views of England, Ireland, voyage to New Zealand after World War I
Reference: PA1-o-934-72
Description: Album page of four photographs taken from the deck of the troop transport `Tainui' while passing through the Gatun locks of the Panama canal. Top left image - Entering the Gatun locks at 7am 30 August 1919. Top right image - View of the US Army barracks taken while in the lock. Bottom left image - In the lock at the level of Lake Gatun looking back towards Colon and the Atlantic ocean. View of the lock gates opening to let the ship into Lake Gatun 8am, 30 August 1919. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Top left image; Tainui entering Gatun Lock: 7am. 30/8/19. Top right image; Quarters of garrison of American troops. (Taken from deck while in lock) Bottom left image; At the lake level: looking back to Colon and the Atlantic. Bottom right image; The lock gates opening to let us through into Gatum Lake: 8am. Note emergency dam on right; adjustable electrically in 30 seconds or by hand in 5 minutes. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s).
Troops parading sea-kits at Sling Camp, Salisbury Plain, England
Date: 1919
From: Kingsford, Frederic, 1890-1965 :Photograph album of views of England, Ireland, voyage to New Zealand after World War I
Reference: PA1-o-934-050-2
Description: New Zealand troops parading with sea-kits on Wellington Parade ground, Sling Camp, Salisbury Plain, England, prior to leaving for New Zealand. The Kiwi cut by troops into the chalk on a nearby hillside can be seen in the background. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1919. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Troops parading with sea-kits on Wellington parade-ground, Sling, for embarkation to N.Z. - In distance, NZers legacy to Sling - the Sling Kiwi. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 8.3 x 6 cm