New Zealand Soldiers' Club

Date: [ca 1918]

Reference: PAColl-6975

Description: Chiefly photographs of Grey Towers New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, Essex, England, and a copy negative of a print of the New Zealand Soldiers Club which had premises at 18 Russell Square, London during the First World War. Arrangement: Negative housed at 1/4-059919. Quantity: 12 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [ca 1914-1920]

By: Bradshaw, Ian, active 1983; Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923

Reference: PAColl-0662

Description: Photographic postcards, taken between circa 1914 and circa 1920, taken by a range of photographers. Some have short letters on the backs. Images comprise: -Photographs of the New Zealand Soldiers' Club in London, showing the outside of the building, billiard room, canteen, dining room, music room and lounge, and dormitory. -Three images taken at Sling Camp, England, comprising an image of the camp staff, and images of soldiers relaxing in the games room and the quiet room. - One image of the New Zealand naval ensign and Lake Manapuouri (written on card as 'Manawapourie') -Tourist postcards from New Zealand showing images of Blenheim, Christchurch Cathedral, the Avon River in Christchurch, Caroline Bay in Timaru (5565 taken by F G Radcliffe), Clyde, The Remarkables, Queenstown (6398 taken by F G Radcliffe), Dunedin Railway Station, and Dunedin Town Hall. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 6 b&w original photographic print(s) (postcards). 14 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) (postcards).

Date: 1919

From: [Ephemera relating to World War I. 1919-1930]

By: New Zealand Soldiers' Club

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-WI-1919-02

Description: An arrangement of text on a ticket "to be presented at the door". The Elysee Rooms are "close to the Queen's Road Tube Station". Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on card.. Physical Description: Letterpress on red card, 88 x 115 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Brent Mackrell's Ephemeral Collection through Redoubt Specialist Books Ltd, Auckland, in 2000.

Date: 1917

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-WI-1917-1

Description: Includes: 01. Great Britain. H M Forces Overseas. Combined leave and railway ticket. No D 16125, third class. From [Dublin] to France. Leave granted from [29/7/17] to [8/8/17]. 02. A wounded soldier's letter. Reprinted by J George Deck, Motueka, N.Z. 03. [Postcard]. Souvenir from France. Fabrication francaise. To my dear brother Charles, from Jack. France, 6.15.1917. [Embroidered postcard] 04. [Postcard]. I'm thinking of you. Carte postale, fabrication francaise Gloria (marque deposee) [embroidered postcard]. France, Front, 12/3/17. 05. 1917 Souvenir de France. [Embroidered postcard to Olive McDuff from Lance/Sgt Walter Henry Saunders]. 06. Field Service post card. A.F.A. 2042. 114/Gen.No./5248. Crown Copyright reserved. Wt.W1566-R1619-18539. 8000m. 6-17. C & Co., Grange Mills, S.W. [1917]. 07. YMCA New Zealand. In the field, France. With the compliments of the New Zealand Y.M.C.A., Xmas 1917 [Folder for soldiers on active service in France] 08. Souvenir - Xmas at sea 1917 [Songs and "Ruahineisms!"]. Troopship 'Ruahine'. Composed by A J Rawstron, sung by S L Leonard. Booklet of 16 pages, printed by S Hempton, Wellington 09. New Zealand YMCA. This will interest you. Greetings from Maj-Gen Sir A H Russell [booklet contains a map of New Zealand and photographs of scenic places. There are also instructions about "what to do when in Blighty", a map of northern France, postal information, useful French vocabulary] 10. New Zealand Soldiers' Club, 17, 18 & 23 Russell Square, WC. Ticket for bed. 8d, 2 July 1917 11. King's Appeal. British and New Zealand, remember the sick and wounded. Dunedin, October 18th, 1917 [Ticket for donor to wear] 12. No. 4 NZ Field Ambulance. Somewhere in Flanders. Ye Olde Yuletide Festival, Christmas 1917. Menu / toast list / programme. [Printed by the] NZ Div Press Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints and relief prints, sizes varying up to 230 mm. Provenance: Purchased and donated from various sources.

Date: 1918

Reference: Eph-C-WAR-WI-1918-01

Description: Includes instructions about meat rations, the different coloured passes for soldiers on leave from France, men on leave from camps, and men quartered in London. Gives the canteen meal hours, the meat ration equivalents, and instructions about meatless meals. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Letterpress on poster, 392 x 235 mm.