Military Artefacts
Remembering the Contribution of WWI Kiwi Soldiers
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
The prized colours of the Wellington Infantry Regiment of World War One have been donated to the National Army Museum.
Over 10,000 men from all walks of life represented the province of Wellington during the war and the colours represent recognition by King George V who approved the presentation of a silk union flag, termed ‘colour’, to each of the Regiment’s three Battalions who served during the war. (more…)
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US Marine Contemplates Revenge
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
A handmade cosh made by a US Marine while posted in New Zealand during World War II has been donated to the National Army Musuem. We think it has a rather interesting back-story.
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Bible Lost in WWI Trenches Returns Home
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
New Zealand soldier Pte Richard Cook’s bible he lost near Messines during World War I was yesterday returned to his family in a moving ceremony at the National Army Museum in Waiouru.
On 12 April 1918 British soldier, Herbert Hodgson found the mud encrusted bible when he fell into a shell hole during an attack. His diary says: ‘There was no name inside it but the army service number 34816 had been written across the top outer edges of the pages.’
His family later tried to trace the army service number without success. But in June 2010, using the internet, Geoffrey Hodgson (the publisher of Herbert Hodgson’s memoirs) identified the original owner of the Bible as Richard Cook from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
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Strong Family Connection
Monday, February 28th, 2011
Paula Gray has a transcription of her great grandfather’s dairies, but seeing the real thing was worth travelling around the world for.
Paula journeyed with her family to the National Army Museum all the way from Elgin, Moray, Scotland to see the set of diaries kept during World War I.
Her great grandfather Reginald Cresswall Donald of the NZ Field Artillery kept a record of his time on the Western Front by way of several small diaries over a 4 year period from August 1915 through until 28 April 1919.
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