Longleat House (Warminster, England)

Date: 1914-1916

From: Stichbury, Vincent John, 1891-1966 : Photographs, chiefly relating to Stichbury's service during World War I

Reference: PA1-o-1821

Description: One photograph album, taken between 1914 and 1916, chiefly relating to Vincent John Stichbury's service during World War I. Includes images taken at Gallipoli and also during time spent in military hospitals in England. Images nearly all taken by Stichbury with his captions in the album. Album compiled by Stichbury. Seventy nine of the prints have corresponding negatives, with six negatives of Gallipoli. Images of England include Longleat Hospital, hospital at Walton-on-Thames (captioned No 2 NZ General Hospital), Hornchurch Hospital, rugby games of New Zealand vs other hospital groups, London Zoo and other sights around London area. Captions do not include names of individuals. Other - Some prints loose and in envelope in front of album; evidence of some prints having been removed prior to deposit with the Library Relationship complexity - The image at the beginning of the album of men standing in front of a pyramid and a sphynx, is also at PAColl-10230-1. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 1 photographic album with green cover, 19x25cm

Date: 1915

From: Stichbury, Vincent John, 1891-1966 : Family papers and World War One diaries

Reference: MS-Papers-11559-04

Description: Folder contains correspondence from Stichbury home to his family during World War One. Includes letters to his parents (William and Hannah Stichbury), sisters (Myrtle, Eva and Elsa Stichbury) and brothers (Charlie, Martin and Tim [sic] Stichbury). Letters detail training in Zeitoun Camp and departure to Gallipoli via Port Mudros. Further letters detail the landing at ANZAC Cove 25 Apr 1915 and subsequent fighting with the Turkish Army. Stichbury wounded in action on 8 May 1915. Also includes letter to Mrs Stichbury from a family friend relating to Vincent Stichbury's injuries at Gallipoli. Further correspondence relates to Stichbury's recuperation in Malta and return to Gallipoli in August 1915 with a promotion to sergeant. Much of the correspondence relates to domestic family events back home in New Zealand and other family members involved fighting in the War. During Oct 1915 Stichbury falls ill with enteric sickness and is moved out to Lemnos, then onto Warminster in England to recover. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs & ms Processing information: Digitisation details - Part of WW100 digitisation project. 162 digitised images

Date: 1914-1917

From: Stichbury, Vincent John, 1891-1966 : Family papers and World War One diaries

Reference: MS-Papers-11559-02

Description: Folder contains a bound scrapbook of correspondence, ephemera, newspaper cuttings and printed material collected by Stichbury during his World War One military service. Includes shipboard and hospital menus, soldier's leave passes, postcards, tickets, souvenir programmes, certificates, troop list card, invitation cards, ANZAC Day 1916 (1st Anniversary) service programme at Hornchurch 23 Apr 1916, and discharge certificate for Stichbury 28 May 1917. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (bound volume). Physical Description: Printed scrapbook (32.5 cm) Processing information: Digitisation details - Part of WW100 digitisation project. 70 digitised images