Hosking, Rita Gwendolyn, 1897-1983: Photographs relating to World War One

Collection of photographs from an album compiled by Mrs R G Hosking. The photographs are mostly dated 1914-1918 and relate to World War One. Includes photographs taken in Egypt, England and New Zealand, depicting military personnel, naval ships, scenes at military camps, and the hospital at Brockenhurst, England.

Includes portraits of Peter McIntyre Crawford, Douglas Vallance Hosking (husband of R G Hosking), Keith Melvyn Little, and other unidentified subjects.

Features two photographs dated April 1924, one of Wellington taken from on board the HMS 'Hood', and another showing HMS 'Hood' on arrival at Wellington Harbour.

Also includes images of naval ships NZHS 'Marama', HMAS 'Encounter', and HMNZT No. 8 'Star of India'. A fleet of ships is seen along the horizon of a postcard image captioned 'N.Z. First Contingent Sailing - Passing Island Bay' with the accompanying annotation 'This photo was taken at 4 a.m. as the ships carrying the Main Body were passing Island Bay, Wellington, on October 16, 1914'.

Included in the collection are six photographic postcards.

Source of title - Title supplied by Library

Arrangement: Collection received with items in no particular order. Images have been loosely grouped around themes and depicted subject matter, including shipping, Suez & Egypt, military camps, military hospitals, portraits, and postcards.

Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). 28 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Photographic prints and postcards, some mounted on album page

Provenance: Donated by Mrs Shirley Watson, Auckland, 1984. Mrs Watson is the daughter of Mrs R G Hosking, who compiled the album.

Transfers: To Other - To Reference: Clippings and three items of ephemera.