Known as Gladys. Nee Ball. Born Bristol, England, in 1901. Joined to Women's Auxiliary Army Corp in 1917 and was assigned to the New Zealand Army at Sling Camp as a shorthand typist. She could sing, dance, and play the piano so became a member of the concert party. Married Reginald Thomas William Wilkin in New Zealand in 1924. Mother of Valerie, Ralph, and Lyn. Died in 1984.
Wilkin, Minnie Gladys Esther, 1901-1984
Ball, Minnie Gladys Esther, 1901-1984
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Wilkin, Minnie Gladys Esther, 1901-1984: Photographic portraits of members of the Sling...
Date: 1917-1919
By: Wilkin, Minnie Gladys Esther, 1901-1984
Reference: PAColl-10478
Description: Mounted photographic portraits of members of the Sling Kiwi's concert party in costume for a variety of performances, 1917-1919. Collected by Gladys Wilkin, nee Ball. Gladys Ball appears in all nine photographs and is identified on the rear of each mount. Five images are studio portraits, three are on a stage with flag backdrop [New Zealand flag with anchor instead of Southern Cross constellation], and one is taken outside a building. Identified photographers are H. C. Messer and Royal Studios, both of Salisbury, England. Photographs depict performers in four different sets of costumes. In two photographs Ball poses as the love interest of a man [tramp?]; in one she sits on his knee, in the other she peers over a decorative folding screen. Group portraits of the concert party show performers dressed in a costume featuring berets and cravats; another costume features hoop earrings and tasselled hats; and in four images the performers wear costumes with ruff collars and checked pants [Pierrot? clown?]. A World War I military orchestra join the performers, in uniform and holding their instruments, in two photographs. In one image the performers hold up a banner reading "Slings' Kiwis". Minnie Gladys Esther Wilkin (née Ball) was a member of the Sling Camp Concert Party, 1917-1919. She was known as Gladys. Quantity: 9 b&w original photographic print(s) on mounts. Physical Description: Mounted black and white photograph prints Provenance: Valerie Ashford is the daughter of Gladys Wilkin.