IMAGE
Bass, Elsa, fl 1916 :Photographs relating to Percy James William Simmons' service in World War One
- Date
- 1916-1917
- By
- Grant, Elsa Gladys, 1891-1981; Kinsella, Alison, active 2004
- Reference
- PA1-o-1211
- Description
Album of photographs taken by Percy James William Simmons of the 15th Reinforcements of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1916-1917. Includes scenes on the troop ship 'Ulimaroa' en route to Plymouth, Sling Camp and surrounding villages, Messines, and London and Edinburgh on leave.
Percy Simmons, son of Edgar and Harriet Simmons of Taumarunui, was engaged to Elsa Bass, a teacher. He sent the photographs to her until his death in action in France, on 8 October 1918, aged 29 years.
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Physical Description: Green cloth covered album 14.6 x 18.5 containing 67 photographs
Provenance: Elsa Bass was the mother of the donor.
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs, Green cloth covered album 14.6 x 18.5 containing 67 photographs
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Copyright
UnknownTed and his sisters
Date: [August 1917]
From: Bass, Elsa, fl 1916 :Photographs relating to Percy James William Simmons' service in World War One
Reference: PA1-o-1211-14-3
Description: Soldier identified as Ted, with his two sisters in nursing uniforms. Photograph taken ca August 1917, probably in London, by Percy James William Simmons of the 15th Reinforcements, NZEF. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Ted's two sisters Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 6.4 x 4.1 cm