Tompkins, Arthur Lance, 1895-1977

Date: 9 November 1917-19 January 1919

From: Tompkins Family: Collection relating to Arthur Lance Tompkins' service during World War One and World War Two

Reference: MS-Papers-12335-02

Description: Letters from Arthur Lance Tompkins mainly to family members. Tompkins wrote these letters from various European locations in Belgium, France, and Germany. The letters are dated between 9 November 2017 and 19 January 1919, and includes a letter to his mother on Armistice Day, 11 November 1918. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph manuscript letters. Processing information: Arranged in date order at time of processing.

Date: 23 October 1915-15 August 1920

From: Tompkins Family: Collection relating to Arthur Lance Tompkins' service during World War One and World War Two

Reference: MS-Papers-12335-03

Description: Letters written to Arthur Lance Tompkins, generally addressed as "Lance" from: - Jack Gillies, 23 October 1915 (on HMNZ Troopship 31), 19 February 1916 (from Ismailia, Egypt) - Harry Carter, 26 March 1916 (from Military Camp, Egypt) - L A 'Athol' McKenzie 15 January (with photo attached, from France), 6 February 1917 (from a Military Hospital in France), and 6 August 1918 (New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames) - Cousin Doris, 18 February 1917 (from The Bothy, White Waltham) - Denise Saint Paul, 25 January, and 13 February 1919 (from Lobbes, Bonniers - both in French) - Renée Roy, Paris, 1 August 1919 (written on mourning paper), and 15 August 1920 - both in English. Also includes the lyrics to a French song 'Madelon'. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph manuscript letters. Processing information: Arranged in date order at time of processing.

Date: 1915-1919

From: Tompkins Family: Collection relating to Arthur Lance Tompkins' service during World War One and World War Two

Reference: MS-Papers-12335-04

Description: Postcards mostly written to Arthur Lance Tompkins, generally addressed as "Lance" from: - Leonard Athol McKenzie (from Egypt and Amiens), 1915-1916 - Renée Roy, Paris, 22 February 1919 (written in French), and 26 July 1919 (in English). Some items sent to others from Tompkins including: - A letter card to Gladys Tompkins featuring an image of Lime Street in Liverpool, and of the RMS 'Lusitania' (sent in March 2017) - Two printed souvenir booklets containing photographic images of Manchester, Belfast (the latter is annotated: "With love from Lance to KOA" 21 February 1919). Also, field service postcards; an ANZAC Mounted Division Xmas 1917 postcard; one postcard with a middle aged man dressed in cricket whites; and five postcards of French scenes, and a small book of postcards of scenes of Paris. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Postcards. Processing information: Arranged in date order at time of processing.

Date: 1911-1920 - 1942

From: Tompkins Family: Collection relating to Arthur Lance Tompkins' service during World War One and World War Two

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); W H Bartlett (Firm); Gaze, Henry Edward, 1874-1953

Reference: PAColl-10661

Description: Photographic prints relating to World War One and World War Two, mostly by unknown photographers, but named photographers include the Evening Post, W H Bartlett, and Gaze and Company of Hamilton. Many of the prints include annotations on the back, and some are in postcard format. Named places include Woolwich, Durban, Sling Camp, Killarney. The images relating to World War Two were taken in 1942 by the 'Evening Post', and include soldiers in a gun pit at a golf links (at an unnamed location). Many of the images feature Tompkins. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 35 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographs

Date: 1911-1920 - 1942 - 1992 - 2006

By: Doyle, Judith, 1933-; Tompkins, Arthur Lance, 1895-1977

Reference: ATL-Group-00347

Description: Collection comprises material mainly relating to Arthur Lance Tompkins' service during World War One. Includes manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, ephemera items, curios (a medal, and German epaulettes), photographs and newspaper clippings. The photographs relate to both World War One and World War Two. Includes material in French and German. See article at this link for more information: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/last-post-first-light/97203345/suitcase-reveals-a-treasure-trove-of-one-mans-war Title supplied by Library. Further material from the original collection, including a 1918 diary written by Arthur Lance Tompkins (and the complete document by David Tompkins about his father's war service) is held at the National Army Museum in Waiouru. Quantity: 15 folder(s). 2 curio(s). 35 b&w original photographic print(s). 0.40 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Manuscripts, typescripts, curios, printed matter, and ephemera. Provenance: Most of this collection was created by Arthur Lance Tompkins. It was stored in an attic in his home in Wadestown. Many years after the sale of this property, the family were contacted by the new owners alerting them to the discovery of this material, and subsequently it was returned to the family. Processing information: The reference number for this collection was originally MS-Group-2431 but was given the new reference of ATL-Group-00347 at the time of arrangement and description in 2018, due to it's multi-format nature.

Date: 14 Oct 1916, 26 Mar 1917

By: Tompkins, Arthur Lance, 1895-1977; Doyle, Judith, 1933-

Reference: MS-Papers-6476

Description: Two letters written by Helen Crabb to her nephew serving on the Western Front during World War One. The first informs him that she is about to depart for Paris in connection with her canteen work and expresses the desire they will be able to see each other. The second letter is concerned mainly with Helen's new found enthusiasm for Christian Science which she thinks can be used to protect other people from harm, including her brother at the front. The letters are accompanied by typed transcript copies. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and typescript Processing information: Part of WW100 digitisation project. Digitisation details - 9 digitised images