World War, 1939-1945 - Military personnel - Italy

Date: 1943-1944

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: PA1-q-299

Description: Photographs of New Zealand military personnel serving in the Middle East and Italy during World War 2, 1943-1944, taken by various photographers and compiled for official purposes. Many individuals identified are listed above, but while many others are identified in group portraits they are not named above. This album changes between the Middle East and Italy, with the bulk of the Middle Eastern images between pages 1 and 71, and the Italian scenes on pages 49-52, and from 72 onwards, with a few Middle Eastern items interspersed. Recreation for soldiers with sporting activities including athletics, cricket, swimming, tennis and softball, some of which are in competition with personnel from other groups including South African Division Artillerymen. New Zealand engineers building a pontoon bridge across the Suez Canal with the help of Belgian Congo troops; NZ reinforcements arriving in the Middle East; troops voluntarily donating blood; parades and inspections by Freyberg and Inglis, and decorations presented by them (p 9-13, 23, 33, 36, 62). Hitchhiking from Maadi into Cairo; street tailors altering uniforms while the soldiers wait (p 15-16); camp cinema. A large number of reunions of personnel from various New Zealand districts held at different restaurants in Cairo, including Rotorua & district; Levin & district; Arrowtown, Queenstown Lakes District; Wairarapa; and Temuka. Occupational therapy for convalescent troops including embroidery and leather-work toys (p 20-22); a leave camp for forces on the Palestinian coast, run by British Army staff assisted by ATS, and Italian Prisoners of War and European women assistants. NZEF in Italy: Members of the PoW Sub-Commission in Taranto; members of the 2nd NZ Division Advance party in Taranto; released prisoners of war; embarkation on troopships from Alexandria for Italy. Funeral at cemetery at El Ballah of 3 nurses and a corporal in a motor accident between Ismailia and Port Said (Private (Miss) P A Morrissey (from Port Ahuriri); Private (Miss) M O McNulty (from Eketahuna); Private (Miss) M Innes (from Masterton); and Corporal S R W Bomford (from Takapuna), all members of the No 2 NZ General Hospital). NZEF Middle East: Award winners of the NZ Division Field Ambulance; personnel with a NZ Air Transport Squadron; members of the NZ Port Detachment; weddings in Egypt; Xmas dinner at the Maori Training Depot, Maadi. George Formby, seen with his wife/manager entertaining troops at El Djem Theatre, Maadi; Mobile Cinema Van donated by NZ Film Exhibitors' Association through the YMCA. Group of 10 men repatriated after time in German prison camps who had been taken in the Grecian Campaign; 4 brothers from the Duncan family from Wellington reunited at Maadi (S/Sgt A T Duncan, Capt R J Duncan, Pte H G Duncan and Cpl G J Duncan); photo of brothers A J and S R Halkett who arrived back in Canterbury after having been together in the firing line, in a shipwreck, in a prison camp and in a successful escape.t NZEF in Italy: men of transports from Alexandria to Bari; troops in Bari; artillery duels on the Sangro River Front; party of Russian military observers visiting the 8th Army (p 82-83); road construction, mud, road deviations constructed after demolition of bridge; water carts being filled at Sangro River, and filling canvas water tanks for filtering and storage; repair of tents and canvas items by NZ soldier A A Patmore on a sewing machine behind the lines; small arms repair; bootmaker; visit of senior officials from the British Army to HQ 2NZ Division in Italy; destruction of the village of Gessopalena by the Germans. Arrival of Patriotic parcels in Italy, Xmas 1943; Xmas dinner; snow on New Year's Eve; NZ Forces Club in Bari (p 109-110), with NZ sisiters and members of VAD at the club, and soldiers in the writing room of the club; inspection and awards by freyberg in the Volturno Valley; soldiers washing vehicles, and Italian women washing clothes in a stream near Alife in the Volturno valley. Two scenes with Peter Fraser one at Pearl Harbour with Admiral Chester W Nimitz, and Robert L Ghormly (p 116); and his arrival at National Airport, Washington in April 1944, with Walter Nash, Mrs Nash and Mrs Fraser (p 116). NZEF in Italy: Bivvies and dugouts to cope with the cold; the No 2 NZ General Hospital (p 121-123); the Monte Cassino area (p 124-136), with bombing, destruction, villagers living in caves after homes demolished by Germans; Airmen serving with the RAF in the Cassino area recording messages to be broadcast in NZ; preparation for transport of supplies over the Inferno Track, only possible at night. New Zealand Infantry Brigade Band in Italy; malaria control (p 138-140); Malaria School established by the NZ Field Hygiene Section; preventative spraying; routine taking of anti-malarial tablets; examination of Italian children for signs of malaria. Airmen in italy; men on leave at "200 Rest Home" giving free amenities to troops on 4 day's leave from the front line; sorting of winter clothing after summer clothing had been issued; Registrar's office and staff at the No 1 General Hospital, Molfetta. Arrangement: Images in album form single numerical sequence, 2556-3002. Follows sequence established in PA1-q-294. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with faded blue cover, black corners and spine; 34.5 x 22 cm

Date: 1945 - 1946

By: Tipografia Nazionale (Florence, Italy)

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-WII-Italy-1945/1946-01/02

Description: Two pamphlets issued for Allied troops spending time in Florence. Includes a map of central Florence on one side, and listings of cinemas & theatres, clubs & canteens (including special listing of the New Zealand YMCA All Ranks Club at 10 Via del Sole "for NZ Officers & OR only"), shops, education, church services, dancing and sports. The front cover of each pamphlet shows the same illustration of the Palazzo Vecchio, the town hall of Florence, that overlookd the Piazza della Signoria. AWS may be an acronym for Allied War Service, or Allied Welfare Service. Quantity: 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Relief prints on sheets, 210 x 575 mm. folded to 210 x 145 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mrs Bernadette Chambers, Wellington, in 2013.

Date: [ca 1942-1945]

From: Collins Family: Collection

Reference: 35mm-124230

Description: Photograph taken by Richard Gray Collins showing two unidentified men in military uniforms standing to the side of a road, possibly in Italy, circa 1942 to 1945. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Negatives arrived at Library in original Ferrania (Italian film manufacturer) envelope. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 120mm film strip containing 1 frame. Processing information: Negative has been removed from original enclosure and rehoused in archival enclosure for reasons of storage and preservation. The original envelope has not been retained.

Date: [ca 1942-1945]

From: Collins Family: Collection

Reference: 35mm-124229

Description: Photograph taken by Richard Gray Collins showing an unidentified man in military uniform smoking a cigarette, possibly in Italy, circa 1942 to 1945. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Negatives arrived at Library in original Ferrania (Italian film manufacturer) envelope. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 120mm film strip containing 1 frame. Processing information: Negative has been removed from original enclosure and rehoused in archival enclosure for reasons of storage and preservation. The original envelope has not been retained.

Date: [ca 14 Jun 1944]

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-06341-F

Description: Service wedding at the British American Church in Naples, Italy, during World War II. Taken circa 14 July 1944 by an official photographer. Other - Names on file copy Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 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: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004

Reference: DA-08407-F

Description: Original caption reads: "Two men of Tito's army [the National Liberation Army of Yugoslavia] and two NZ infantrymen (I W Young and T M Day) in Trieste [Italy]. Note all carry arms.". Photograph taken by George Kaye in May 1945, during World War 2. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 5 April 1944

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: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004

Reference: DA-05494-F

Description: An infantry soldier on the Cassino battlefront in Italy, during World War II. Probably reconstruction for photographers behind the line. Photograph taken on 5 April 1944 by George Frederick Kaye. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 5 April 1944

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: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004

Reference: DA-05495-F

Description: A soldier in entrance to building on the Cassino battlefront in Italy, during World War II. Probably reconstruction for photographers behind the line. Photograph taken on 5 April 1944 by George Frederick Kaye. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 8 Jul 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: Short, J, active 1945

Reference: DA-08428-F

Description: Soldiers of the 43rd Gurkha Brigade attached to the New Zealand Division, Italy, during World War 2. Photograph taken by J Short, 8 July 1945. Caption on file print reads: "Members of the 43rd Gurkha Bde, who have been attached to the 2 NZ Div from the Santerno River onwards, heavily laden as they board their transport to leave Italy." Other notes on file print read: "Italian Campaign - Venice to Trieste" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative, 35mm

Date: 18 May 1944

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-05691-F

Description: Soldiers examining a knocked out Sherman tank, amongst the ruins at Cassino, Italy, 18 May 1944, the day it fell to the Allies. Photograph taken by George Kaye. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 29 April 1944

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: Bull, George Robert, 1910-1996

Reference: DA-05626-F

Description: C Hoskins (Waipahi) and D Kenny (Enniscorthy, Ireland) in a general view of the Recovery Section at Hove Dump, in the Cassino area, Italy, during World War II. Photograph taken on 29 April 1944 by George Robert Bull. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: [ca 9 Jun 1944]

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: Elias, M D, active 1943

Reference: DA-06189-F

Description: A fountain playing in the courtyard of St Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy, during World War II. Soldiers walk in the foreground. Photograph taken circa 9 June 1944 by M D Elias. Other - Source of descriptive information - notes on file prints Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: between Sep-Oct 1944

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-14326-F

Description: Tiger tank and German crew from schwere.Panzer.Abtelung 504 (Heavy Tank Battalion 504), Rimini-Forli area, Italy, September-October 1944. From left: Oberfeldwebel Karl Eschenbacher (commander), Unteroffizier Herbert Kaiser (gunner), Gefreiter Siegfried Lassig (wireless operator), Obergefreiter Walter Sperling (driver). Photograph taken by unidentified photographer between 1939-1945. Formerly identified as: "Crew of a German Tiger tank, which was knocked out by Sergeant Armstrong". The connection with the destruction of Tiger 211 is that the man second from left in this image, Herbert Kaiser, was commander of Tiger 211 the day it was knocked out by Armstrong and his crew. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [ca 29 Nov 1943]

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: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004

Reference: DA-04663-F

Description: A New Zealander, an American and an Englishman, members of the fighting forces of these three countries, stand on the balcony of a building in the town of Atessa, Italy, during World War II. Photograph taken circa 29 November 1943 by George Frederick Kaye. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 5 April 1944

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: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004

Reference: DA-05493-F

Description: A soldier on the Cassino battlefront in Italy, during World War II. Probably reconstruction for photographers behind the line. Photograph taken on 5 April 1944 by George Frederick Kaye. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 18 May 1944

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: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004

Reference: DA-05689-F

Description: Allied infantry personnel move among the ruins of Cassino, Italy, shortly after the town fell to the attack of the Allies, during World War II. Photograph taken on 18 May 1944 by George Frederick Kaye. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: [ca 4 Jun 1944]

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: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004

Reference: DA-06194-F

Description: R W Jemison (Sydney, Australia) and F J Martin (Hikurangi) look across the Liri River towards a demolished bridge in the town of Sora, Italy, during World War II. Photograph taken circa 4 June 1944 by George Frederick Kaye. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file prints and information from researcher. Previously described as the Fibrino River Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 10 Apr 1944

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: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004

Reference: DA-05544-F

Description: An Allied anti aircraft crew keeps watch for enemy aircraft in the mountainous country in the forward areas of the Italian Front, during World War II. Photograph taken in the Volturno Valley on 10 April 1944 by George Frederick Kaye. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 18 May 1944

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: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004

Reference: DA-05805-F

Description: Allied infantrymen make their way over the ruins of Cassino in Italy, on the day that it fell to the Allied attack during World War II. Photograph taken on 18 May 1944 by George Frederick Kaye. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative