Charles Tombs with his four sons, 1916

First World War

First World War

W. E. Pring, wife Isabell Pring and daughter Leonie

First World War

First World War

First World War

Military Parade - Akaroa - 9 January 1919

First World War

First World War

First World War

Wharenui School Memorial Gates - 19 March 2015

WWI in Barnett Park

1914

During WW1, troops bound for Europe camped and trained in Barnett Park.

Area: South East / Redcliffs

Reference ID: CCL-DW-156461

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Victory Parade

circa1918

"Think it is Victory Parade after 1st World war. Oxford Terrace, Clarendon Hotel on the left." - Contributor's note

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square North

Contributor: Beverley Evans

Source: Entry in the 2019 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

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Reference ID: CCL-PH19-0210

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W. E. Pring, wife Isabell Pring and daughter Leonie

1916

Before W. E. Pring went overseas to the war in 1916 he requested family photos of wife Isabell and daughter Leonie. As the bells rang out on Armistice day in November 1918 he was not to know his little girl had died that day of pneumonia.

Area: Other / Unknown

Contributor: Helen Jones

Source: Entry in the 2016 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

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Reference ID: CCL-PH16-066

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Unknown Soldier

1910s

Photo reproduced from a glass negative by Glyn Williams.
Date: 1910s
Highly commended in the 2014 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Area: Other / Unknown

Contributor: Glyn Williams

Source: Entry in the 2014 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

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Reference ID: CCL-PH14-099

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World War I Officer

1910s

Unknown soldier; photo reproduced from a glass negative.

Highly commended in the 2014 photo hunt from Glyn Williams.

It has been suggested in a response to a question on the New Zealand genealogy list New Zealand L, that "the cap badge is most likely British. The flying dragon emblem was used by Brecknockshire Battalion soldiers in WW1. It may also be the "Buffs" Royal Kent East Regiment which is a British Regiment that existed from 1572 to 1961 and has used the same flying Dragon Motif."

Area: Other / Unknown

Contributor: Glyn Williams

Source: Entry in the 2014 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

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Reference ID: CCL-PH14-100

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Military Parade - Akaroa - 9 January 1919

9 January 1919

View of the military parade organised to welcome the French Mission to New Zealand on their visit to Akaroa 9-10 January 1919 as it enters Akaroa township. This was the only military parade for the mission during their three week visit and was mounted because of Akaroa's early French settlement. The photo shows a brass band, local returned soldiers, Red Cross and Lady Liverpool workers with the rest of the parade stretching into the distance. Local school children were dressed as the French flag and sang the Marsellaise in French and local Maori also sang the Marsellaise and provided a poi demonstration. The mission was welcomed enthusiastically and made several stops along the route from Christchurch to Akaroa.

Area: Banks Peninsula / Akaroa