Vivian, Henry Gifford, 1912-1983

Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

By: McIntyre, Peter, 1910-1995

Reference: PA1-q-295

Description: Photographs of New Zealand military personnel serving in the Middle East and Egypt during World War 2, 1939-1945, taken by various photographers and compiled for official purposes. Many of the personnel identified are listed above, but group portraits in which individuals are named, are not individually listed above. Images include a consignment of 3000 cases of apples arriving at the New Zealand Forces Club in Egypt; YMCA secretaries of the NZEF in Crete before the blitz; NZ pilots at advanced RAF training school in England; King George II of Greece inspecting troops in the Middle East, being entertained by members of the Maori Battalion, and presenting medals to the platoon acting as his bodyguard on the Greek royal family's evacuation from Crete to Egypt (p 6-11). American aid to the ANZACs, showing a function in New York celebrating the presentation of over 100 ambulances to the fighting forces in Egypt, with (on p 12-15) views in Egypt of the ambulances & mobile surgical unit; the General Hospital at Helwan, with views inside wards, and life of convalescents including a swimming carnival, picnics and yachting (p 16-20); nurses' life at the General Hospital (p 139-141). Arrival of a mobile canteen for the YMCA (p 20-21); NZ soldiers on leave in Cairo; NZ cricket team at the Gezira Sporting Club (p 23-24); Parades of NZ units reviewed by general Freyberg; A YMCA canteen service van in Crete; opening of the Lowry Hut (p 8, p 28-30, p 34-35); Rowing races between a NZ team and Cairo representative team at the Cairo River Club (p 30-31, p 67). PM Peter Fraser's tour of NZ activities in Britain; broadcasts to NZ through the BBC's New Zealand programme (p 32-33, 92-93, 124-125); the New Zealand Forces Club (p 35-39, 44); ENSA Concert Party (p 40-42); staff at NZ House in London sorting parcels from NZ for NZ personnel. Attack on Crete (p 44-53), views taken by a German photographer who was killed in Crete, including Junkers transport carriers, Axis destroyers and wrecked German planes at Maleme airport; transport ship Glengyle after the evacuation from Crete. HMS Leander (p 55-61, p 79, p 84-85), includes group of sailors & NZ officers, all identified. Maori Battalion training in the Middle East; incidents during route march; two views of the official Netherlands Indies Women's organisation in wartime who looked after NZ airmen passing through batavia (Djakarta) (P 66, 68); sports meeting at the Prince Farouk Stadium Cairo (p 68-73, 83); artillery callibrating guns (p 73-79); field ordnance worlshops; Mobile Surgical Unit; copies of paintings by war artist peter McIntyre (p 87-91); Bomber Command Operational Training Unit. Postal unit (p 94-101); wireless operator air gunners after training at the WAG course at Mountain View Air Station in Canada (all named, p 96-97); investiture conferring Greek decorations on NZ officers (p 101-102, 110-111); Kiwi Concert Party (p 103-110); manouevres in the desert; fire brigade at NZ Base Camp (p 118-122); 2nd Echelon Office keeping personal records (p 120, 122-123); camp laundry in Egypt (p 128-130); work of a Light Aid Detachment in the field; the original ANZAC Club, Singapore (p 144); training under active service conditions in desert (p 145-149); visit by NZ soldiers to a stable maintained by the Egyptian Government at Heliopolis raising Arab horses. Arrangement: Images in album form single numerical sequence, 782-1226. Follows sequence established in PA1-q-294. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with faded blue cover, black corners and spine; 34.5 x 22.0 cm

Date: 1930 - 1939

From: [New Zealand cricket programmes and ephemera of octavo size]

Reference: Eph-A-CRICKET-1930s

Description: Includes: 1930: M.C.C. v New Zealand. Second test. Basin Reserve Wellington. 24-27 January 1930. Programme. (2 copies) M.C.C. v Hawkes Bay. Napier. 1-3 February 1930. Programme (lacks cover). 1931: New Zealand cricket team tour of Britain, May-September 1931. Booklet with portrait photographs of team members: T C Lowry (Wellington), M L Page (Canterbury), C F W Allcott (Auckland), C S Dempster (Wellington), J E Mills (Auckland), R O Talbot (Canterbury), R C Blunt (Otago), G L Weir (Auckland), W E Merritt (Canterbury), I B Cromb (Canterbury), A M Matheson (Auckland), H G Vivian (Auckland), J L Kerr (Canterbury), K C James (Wellington), Christmas card to CV Grimmett from G A Wycherley (Otago Cricket Association). 1931. 1932: South Africa v New Zealand. The official souvenir brochure of the New Zealand Cricket Council. Second test, 1932. Programme NZ Cricket Council Christmas card 1932 with poem by Arnold Wall "A time will come". 1933: MCC tour of New Zealand 1933. 30 March - 3 April at Auckland. Programme 1935: New Zealand Women's Cricket Council. England v New Zealand. Lancaster Park, 16-18 February 1935. Programme. M.C.C. v Wellington. Basin Reserve. 20-23 December 1935. Programme. 1937: England v New Zealand. Basin Reserve. 24-27 March 1937. Programme. (2 copies) Cricket tourists' annual 1937. New Zealand in England, May-September 1937. Booklet. 1939: Sir Julien Cahn's XI v New Zealand. Basin Reserve Wellington. 10-13 March 1939. Programme. Sir Julian Cahn's team vs Auckland. Eden Park, 17-20 March 1939. Official souvenir programme autographed by V J Scott (Auckland team) Wellington Mercantile Cricket League. 18th annual report and balance sheet. 1938/1939. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 14 programmes, reports, and other ephemera (plus duplicates). Physical Description: Booklets and flyers, sizes varying below 250 mm.

Date: 20 Dec 1941

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: DA-02255-F

Description: Cricketer Lieutenant Henry Gifford Vivian (left) and All Black J Griffiths meet in Libya during the Western Desert Battle, World War II. Meanwhile in the car, Major General Freyberg carries out a reconnaisance. Photograph taken on 20 December 1941 by Captain J C White. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 1931

From: Crown Studios Ltd :Negatives and prints

Reference: 1/1-033070-F

Description: Photograph taken by Crown Studios of Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 8.5 inches