Wrote letter from Kopanga, Havelock North, in 1914, prior to his departure with NZEF. Eldest son of Thomas Mason and Margaret (née McLean) Chambers, Tauroa station; brother of Maurice Stirling Chambers b 1891. Was Major, 9th (Wellington East-Coast) Mounted Rifles Regiment; left on HMNZ troopship Orari 14 Oct 1914. Killed at Gallipoli. `Early stations of Hawke's Bay' by Miriam Macgregor, p 216.
Chambers, Selwyn, 1887-1915
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Maunsell, Henry Beresford, 1890?-1958 :Photograph album relating to World War I
Date: 1914-1915
By: Maunsell, Henry Beresford, 1890?-1958
Reference: PA1-o-336
Description: Photograph album relating to Henry Beresford Maunsell's service during World War I, with the NZ Army 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles Regiment in Egypt. Many of the military personnel are identified, a few with later dates added noting when some of the men photographed in the album were killed in action. The first part of the album shows soldiers leaving on board HMNZ troopship 'Orari' 14 October 1914, the trip through Hobart, Colombo, Aden, Port Said until disembarkation in Alexandria December 1914. Many scenes show the shipboard stabling for horses used by Mounted Rifle troops; others show various ships they passed on the way. The latter part shows various military scenes in Egypt, including The New Zealand Corps camp near Cairo; swimming horses crossing the Nile; Red Cross Vauxhall ambulance; groups of soldiers riding camels; horse lines; and a line of horses at drinking troughs. There are a few images of soldiers at tourist sites, and some of Egyptians. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Other Titles - Maunsell album Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon cover; 25.5 x 30.5 cm
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Alexander Mowat - Correspondence and papers
Date: [1909-1974]
From: Mowat family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-7496-02
Description: Identified persons entered under Name; also includes letters from Eveline, Dashwood (1954); account, A G Mowat with Dr David Blackley (1934); letter from June, Nandi Airport, to her family (1952); letter to Dear Dad, Air Department, Wellington (1940) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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The graves of Majors Elmslie and Chambers, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date: 1915
From: Powles family : Papers
Reference: PA1-o-811-12-1
Description: The graves of Majors Elmslie and Chambers on Old No 3 Outpost, Gallipoli, Turkey. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915 Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Graves of Majors Elmslie and Chambers. Old No 3 Outpost Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print