Judge of Supreme Court of New Zealand. Served in World War I, with the New Zealand Medical Corps in October 1914. He transferred to the 4th Field Artillery in April 1915 and took part in the Gallipoli Campaign until October when he was invalided. He returned to active service in 1918 and served with the 5th Field Artillery in France from July until the end of the war. His war experiences are recorded in his war diaries held at the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Hutchison, James Douglas (Sir), 1894-1981
Hutchinson, James Douglas, 1894-1981
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Personalities
Date: [ca 1890-1950]
From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
Reference: PAColl-0785-1-059
Description: Photographs of men and women, including politicians and their wives, singers and clergy, circa 1880 to 1950, made for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. Quantity: 26 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints
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NZEF at Auckland, en route to Middle East, and at Gallipoli
Date: 1914 - 1915
From: Hutchison, James Douglas (Sir), 1894-1981:NZEF at Auckland, en route to Middle East, and at Gallipoli
By: Hutchison, James Douglas (Sir), 1894-1981
Reference: PAColl-1658-1
Description: Quantity: 20 b&w original photographic print(s).
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Hutchison, James Douglas (Sir), 1894-1981 : Diaries
Date: 1914-1919
By: Hutchison, James Douglas (Sir), 1894-1981
Reference: MS-Group-0065
Description: Diary of Hutchison's war years, covering his service with the New Zealand Medical Corps from October 1914, his transfer to the 4th Field Artillery in April 1915 and service and Gallipoli, his invaliding back to New Zealand in October 1915, his return to active service in 1918. Title supplied by Library. Relationship complexity - See TAPUHI for further Hutchison material Hutchison, a law student, left NZ with the NZ Medical Corps in October 1914. He transferred to the 4th Field Artillery in Apr 1915 and took part in the Gallipoli Campaign until October when he was invalided back to NZ. Hutchison returned to active service in 1918 and he saw action with the 5th Field Artillery in France from July until the end of the hostilities in Nov. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 6 volume(s). Finding Aids: Paper inventory which was previously available in reading room was removed on 24 Sep 2014 as it contained no extra information. A copy is available in the staff backfile.. Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Album of World War I photographs (PA Series 14:63).
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Hutchison, James Douglas (Sir), 1894-1981 : Report of a Commission to inquire into and ...
Date: 1967
By: Hutchison, James Douglas (Sir), 1894-1981
Reference: MS-Papers-10889
Description: The report of a Commission to inquire into and report upon matters relating to the practices and procedures of the High Court of the Cook Islands. The report was prepared by Sir James Douglas Hutchison, a retired judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, dated at Wellington, Mar 1967, and presented to L J Davis, the High Commissioner of the Cook Islands Quantity: 1 folder(s) (19 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (carbon copy)
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Hutchison, James Douglas (Sir), 1894-1981:NZEF at Auckland, en route to Middle East, an...
Date: 1914 - 1915
By: Hutchison, James Douglas (Sir), 1894-1981
Reference: PAColl-1658
Description: Quantity: 20 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 album(s).
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New Zealand soldier, James Hutchison, outside dug-out, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date: 1915
From: Hutchison, James Douglas (Sir), 1894-1981:NZEF at Auckland, en route to Middle East, and at Gallipoli
Reference: PA1-o-573-27-3
Description: New Zealand soldier, James Hutchison, standing at the entrance to a dug-out, Gallipoli, Turkey. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915 Inscriptions: Album page - right of image - Yours truly outside dugout Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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Two New Zealand Soldiers with damaged field gun, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date: 1915
From: Hutchison, James Douglas (Sir), 1894-1981:NZEF at Auckland, en route to Middle East, and at Gallipoli
Reference: PA1-o-573-29-2
Description: Two New Zealand soldiers, James Hutchison and Chris, standing at a damaged field gun, Gallipoli, Turkey. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915 Inscriptions: Album page - right of image - Chris & me Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
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Hutchison album: From Auckland to Egypt and the Gallipoli campaign
Date: 1914 - 1916
From: Hutchison, James Douglas (Sir), 1894-1981:NZEF at Auckland, en route to Middle East, and at Gallipoli
By: Hutchison, James Douglas (Sir), 1894-1981
Reference: PA1-o-573
Description: Album opens with soldiers gathering in Auckland from August to October, 1914, prior to leaving for Egypt. They leave Auckland in October on the troop transport ship "Star of Africa", The photographs of Egypt are largly to do with army life, eg kit inspection, trips to the pyramids, general views of camp life, and photographs of friends. Hutchison and his mates were members of a medical corps. The rest of the album covers the Gallipoli Campaign including the evacuation in December 1915 and the return to Egypt in 1916 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).