World War, 1939-1945 - Military facilities - New Zealand

Date: 1939-1940

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: PAColl-4161-01-031-12

Description: Mainly photographs of military officers probably involved in recruitment and selection of troops Quantity: 18 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1938-1943

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: United States. Marine Corps. 2nd Division

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-057

Description: Aerial and other photographs of the following: Dunedin fortress area showing Wharf Street Hy.A.A., camp, Kensington Drill Hall, 1938, 1942 (Series 4/5); Blumine Island showing gun emplacements, Top Camp site and Lower Camp site (Series 2/5); Timaru showing general area, battery position, Drill Hall, Band Room (Timaru Municipal Band Inc), Patiti Point magazine (Series 20/4); Bluff coastal defence showing gun position disguised as cottage, Drill Hall (Series 2/4); Burnham Military Camp showing general area, magazines, school buildings, recreation field, NCO's quarters, etc, 1939-1942 (Series 2/7 & 8/9); Christchurch showing general view of battery position, District Headquarters in Malings Building, aerial view of 44 Riccartion Road (S.D.Constr. Sqr), 1946 (Series 3/4); Coromandel Council Chambers/Coromandel Orderly Room, 1938 (Series 3/5); Dannevirke Drill Hall, 1938, and general view of C.D.S.I Camp, 1943 (Series 4/1); Delta Military Camp showing power house and engine room under construction, 1943 (Series 4/2); Diamond Harbour, Lyttelton showing general area, 1942 (Series 4/3); Dunedin fortress area showing Taiaroa Heads, Harrington Point & Wharf Street A.A. site, 1942 (Series 4/4); Duntroon Drill Hall, 1938 (Series 4/6); Featherston Military Camp and Drill Hall (Series 6/1); Foxton showing general area including Manawatu River, township and racecourse (Series 6/2); Tomahawk, Dundein showing three houses taken by army for accommodation purposes (Healey's, Winefield's and Richard's), gun positions and B.O.P., 1943 (Series 20/7); Te Atatu showing Hy A.A. position, 1942 (Series 20/2); Pilots Beach, Dunedin fortress area showing general area and gun emplacement and camp, 1943 (Series 16/14); Plimmeron showing general views of camp (Series 16/15); Post Office Point, Sounds defence showing magazine construction, camp site, gun emplacement site, general views, etc, 1943 (Series 16/17) Some Dunedin and Bluff photographs taken by Captain A F Tylee. Quantity: 162 b&w original photographic print(s) in one box.

Date: [1925-1945]

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

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-046

Description: Includes: Construction, etc of 4th General Hospital, Dumbea, New Caledonia; unidentified Pacific campaign (US servicemen); NZ Military Forces display at the Dunedin Exhibition, 1925 (Series 30/1); aerial photographs of Whangaroa Harbour showing battery position, etc, 1942 (Series 23/12); aerial photographs of Whangarei Heads, including Bushy Head, 1942 (Series 23/11); Wellington (Series 23/16) including Garrison Hall in Buckle Street 1938, magazines at Kaiwarra, Central Park Camp, Kaiwarra US Camp, Anderson Park US Camp, Gracefield US warehouses; Wanganui (Series 23/7) showing Drill Hall 1938, position of aerodrome & coastal battery; Warkworth (Series 23/8) showing general area, Camp No 6, 30-bed hospital. Includes some photocopied prints Quantity: 174 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1939-1943

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

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-158

Description: Photographs of 1 New Zealand A Tank Battalion in training at Ohakune and Waiouru between 1939 and 1945 (A F V School). Includes Governor General's inspection Quantity: 49 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Transfers: Photographs were transferred to NZ Army HQ on 26 February 1943 (see photocopy of envelope housed with collection)..

Date: 1939-1942

By: Crump, Spencely Noel Stanley, 1916-1995; Crump, Douglas, active 2000

Reference: PA1-q-750

Description: This album was compiled by Second Lieutenant Spencely Noel Stanley Crump. It is a record of his time as a soldier in the New Zealand army during the Second World War. The record begins with photographs taken while training at Ngaruawahia Camp in September 1939. He and his company were transported to Egypt on the "Orion" where they underwent training at Maadi Camp. Also recorded are the rest and recreational facilities at the camp, as well as those at Helwan Camp, and trips to the pyramids. In 1940 he was with the army campaigning and preparing defences in the Western Desert. He was also sent to the Middle East Weapon Training School in Sarafand near Tel Aviv of which there are photographs as well as others of Palestine and Jerusalem. In 1941 he was sent to Greece and Crete. This part of the album also contains a page of photographs taken from a captured German paratrooper's camera. Following the campaigns in Greece and Crete, Crump returned to Egypt and took part in the war in Libya. There are several pages of photographs of Cairo and its citizens. Others are of nurses and patients at the British General Hospital at Geneifa, and the New Zealand General Hospital at Helwan where Crump went as a result of contracting pneumonia and developing infections in his wounds. In 1942 he returned to New Zealand on the hospital ship "Oranji". There are five pages of photographs taken on this trip. In New Zealand he was sent to the Soldiers Hospital in Rotorua for treatment. In 1943 he married. The album is well documented throughout, and most of Crump's many military associates are identified. A container of letters written by Crump while he was overseas was also donated with the album. The letters have been transferred to Manuscripts and Archives. In 1934 Spencely Noel Stanley Crump was a member of the New Zealand team to the Empire Games in London where he won a bronze medal in swimming. He also represented New Zealand in swimming at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney, Australia. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Transfers: To Manuscripts & Archives - One container of letters.

Date: 1943

Reference: PAColl-2100

Description: Members of the 2nd Marine Division arriving in Wellington in 1943; parading on Anzac Day; attending a church service; camps at Hutt Park and McKay's Crossing, Paekakariki; an exercise at Paraparaumu Beach Prints appear to have been made from negatives belonging to the War History Collection held by Alexander Turnbull Library Quantity: 16 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photoprints 300 x 380mm

Date: 1914-1919, 1921, 1926 (ca 1976)

By: Rogers, Stanley Dick, 1886-1975

Reference: MS-Papers-5553

Description: The letters were edited by the author to delete references to family matters. What remains is a detailed description of the conduct of the War as seen from Rogers' perspective. His duties involved managing traffic to and from the front and collecting intelligence. This kept him in close contact with the New Zealand Army during the various campaigns it was involved in in France. Rogers pays particular attention to his dealings with both Corps and regimental officers and men. Relationship complexity - Further photographs by Stanley are in the photographic collection of James Henderson, Photographs, chiefly relating to Stanley Dick Rogers, a Captain in New Zealand Mounted Rifles during World I, PACOLL-8637 Rogers worked at the Railway Workshops in Petone. He joined the Volunteers in 1902 and was frequently seconded to the Defence Department. In Aug 1914 he was appointed Assistant Commandant on Somes Island. In February 1916 he left New Zealand aboard the `Rangiotu' with the 3rd Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade for Egypt and subsequently landed in France in May 1916. In August 1916 he was seconded as a field officer, II ANZAC Army Corp (later Headquarters XXII Corps) and appointed Road and Traffic supervisor. He served in this capacity until the end of hostilities. Quantity: 7 folder(s). 0.08 Linear Metres. Provenance: The typescripts were given to the donor's father, a friend of the author Contains numerous photographs interspersed throughout the typescript

Date: 1939-1945

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

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-031-01

Description: Training of infantry, engineers, mechanics, and mounted rifles Quantity: 185 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1973 - 2006

By: Stokes, Evelyn May (Dame), 1930-2005

Reference: MSX-7859

Description: Contains a volume of photocopied newspaper clippings relating to the 1980 Maori land dispute over the Raglan golf course. Land taken during the Second World War for a military airfield at Raglan was returned to Tainui Awhiro people, but only after a long dispute. Instead of being handed back to its former owners when not required for its designated public use, part of the land was turned into a golf course in 1969. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Printed matter (photocopies)

Date: 1944-1945

By: New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Air Force; Evatt, Gerald Sinclair, 1906-1981

Reference: PAColl-0338

Description: Photographs of the Japaneses capitulation in South East Asia and the Pacific, particularly Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. They include a number of photographs of Japanese prisoners of war being marched to camps; the signing of surrender documents by Australian officers; painting Japan Surrenders on the underside of RAAF plane wings to inform Japanese forces; the announcement of the Japanese surrender by Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten in Singapore; the Duke of Gloucester, Governor General of Australia, visiting troops; a Japanese tank on fire; and earlier photographs of Allied forces on Bougainville in 1944. The photographs are nearly all official Royal New Zealand Air Force and are captioned on the reverse. Also included with the collection is a copy of New Zealand Freemason frm May 1977 which includes a photograph of the NZEF Masonic Association meeting in 1918 in France.. Quantity: 40 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1939-1945

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

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-030

Description: Recreation in military camps; visits of family and friends Quantity: 3 container(s) (boxes).

Date: 11 Dec 1994

From: History of the Army in New Zealand during World War II

By: Graham, Neville Bedford, 1922-1996

Reference: OHInt-0571/15

Description: Neville Bedford Graham born Mt Albert 1922. Describes several attempts at volunteering for World War II service while he was underage. Recalls 1941 when he was sent to Avondale Racecourse to build camp under Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Werely, and then to Motutapu Island with Major Matthews who was OC. Mentions fear of Japanese invasion. Describes life on the island and reasons they were withdrawn and sent to Hillcrest to build a camp. Also served at Castor Bay and Whangaparoa. Refers to the `Queen Mary' anchored off Tititiri. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Dick Linnell Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008041 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 40 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2202.

Date: 6 Oct 1994 - 06 Oct 1994

From: History of the Army in New Zealand during World War II

By: Little, John Albert, active 1941-1994

Reference: OHInt-0571/25

Description: John Albert Little recalls being in the Wanganui Territorials before outbreak of World War II, being called for course in Gunnery at Trentham 1941 and posting to Godley Head, later transferred at own request to Fort Dorset. Recalls being at Godley Head when the `Dolphin' sunk off Battery Point. Mentions hearing Tokyo Rose. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Dick Linnell Venue - 1 Kings Ave, Wanganui Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008051 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 22 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2213.

Date: 29 May 1995

From: History of the Army in New Zealand during World War II

By: Linnell, Richard Trevor Vincent, 1921-1995

Reference: OHInt-0571/23

Description: Richard Trevor Vincent (Dick) born Auckland 1921. In this recording he talks about his experience in school cadets, parades in Auckland Domain and Hopuhopu Camp. Called up at the age of 19 for World War II service and after training was posted to NAMR. Mentions the threat of Japanese invasion. Recalls being selected to be instructor at NZ AFV School and mentions training on General Stewart (Honeys) and Valentine tanks. Describes various military training camps in New Zealand, including Waiouru. After the war recalls joining NZ Homeservicemen's Association and notes that 66,000 men had served New Zealand and feels dissapointment that RSA never recognised difference between Home Guard and serving troops in New Zealand. Also expresses disappointment that history of Army in New Zealand during World War II has never been written despite promises. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Oneriri Road, Kaiwaka Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008049-998050 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 event(s). 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2212.

Date: 1925, 1938-1945

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

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-050

Description: Includes: Cambridge Drill Hall, 1938; Blenheim Drill Hall, 1938; Addington magazine; army transportation at Tauherenikau, 1943; aerial views of Samabula `A' & `B' camps, near Suva, Fiji, 1945; aerial view of Tamavua Military Hospital, Fiji; aerial view of NZ Camp, Fiji; Force Headquarters, Fiji; Wigram (Series 23/21) showing aerial views of camp area with Christchurch in background, aerodrome, bomb drop and magazine, 1941; aerial view of Belmont magazine area (Wellington); Whangaparaoa (series 32/10) - aerial and other photographs of camp site, battery position, interior of magazine, gun emplacements and pits, tunnels and battery workshop under construction, 1942; schedule of claims, Working Railways Department, Christchurch, 1925. Includes some photocopied prints Quantity: 87 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [1938-1942]

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: PAColl-4161-01-048

Description: Includes: Westport Drill Hall (1938), 5" gun, expense magazine, parade ground at camp, Gun & Marine Dept Signal Station, and general view of Coast Defence Camp, 1942 (Series 23/9); Waimarino buildings (Series 23/19); Waihi Drill Hall ("B" Co, 6th Hauraki Regiment), 1938 (Series 23/20); Waitara Drill Hall, 1938 (Series 23/18); aerial view of Waikato Camp & Kelms Road magazine, Ngaruawahia (Series 23/26); Woodville Drill Hall, 1938 (Series 28/17); aerial view of Perano Whaling Station, Whekenui, Tory Channel (Series 23/13); Wright's Hill (Series 23/15) - General view of battery position, view of access road and excavations, interior of engine room, gun emplacements, including aerial views looking towards Wellington Harbour and to Karori. Includes photocopied printed material relating to gun emplacements and tunnels at Wright's Hill (some of which was published by Lions Club of Karori, 1979). Includes 25 photographic prints of Fort Drummond at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia Quantity: 103 b&w original photographic print(s). 37 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1939-1945

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

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-031-10

Description: Training of New Zealand armoured and motorized units in New Zealand Quantity: 44 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1938-1949

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: PAColl-4161-01-054

Description: Includes aerial photographs of: Camp Russell and Camp MacKay at Paekakariki; Linton Military Camp at Kairanga 1949; Te Awaiti Bay (Marlborough Sounds), 1942 (Series 20/3); Manukau Heads showing South Head gun position (Series 13/2); Rerewahine [Point], (Otago Peninsula), 1943 - general view, gun emplacement & camp (Series 18/1); Tapeka Point; Rangiora Drill Hall (Series 18/3); Rotorua Drill Hall (Series 18/4); Russell, 1942 - camp & battery position (Series 18/2) Quantity: 43 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1939-1945

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

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-026

Description: Miscellaneus images of cows in milking shed, state housing in Wellington, hydro electric dams, rehabilitation programmes for disabled soldiers, and the US marines camp at McKays Crossing, Paekakariki Arrangement: This collection is made up of photographic prints, some with captions. They were scattered throughout the wax boxes in which the War History collection had been housed for the last eight years. In giving the collection a general order they have been sorted into their series groups. This collection has been called the "War Effort" series. They have not been arranged in numerical sequence as yet (though some might be so arranged). (Feb 1995) Quantity: 1 container(s) (box).

Date: 1941

From: Boaden, Frank Bruce, 1918-1942 : Papers relating to service in Bomber Command during World War Two

Reference: MS-Papers-5245-2

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).