Letter from Trentham during WW1
Pat Argyle (189o-1915) was one of the sons of Henry and Alice Argyle of Bunnythorpe. He and his brother Len enlisted in the NZ Expeditionary Forces together and... Read More
Palmerston North War Memorial - list of names of war dead
A complete list of all the people named on the Palmerston North War Memorial Cenotaph in The Square, in two parts. The first part is the original WWI names from... Read More
Flax Poppies - ANZAC Day 2016
A display of poppies made of flax and woven by the community for ANZAC Day 2016 in The Square, Palmerston North. Read More
Final Battle Campaign - Best Decorated Car
This photograph is captioned, "Winner of £50 prize for best decorated motorcar Palmerston North." While the occasion is not listed, this float can be seen in an... Read More
Awapuni Memorial Rededication
The Awapuni Memorial at the Palmerston North Racecourse was rededicated after its refurbishment, on 20 October 2016. The memorial was originally erected at the ... Read More
Northern Schleswig Liberation Celebration
The event celebrated the restoration of North Slesvig from Germany to Denmark following voting by its inhabitants. The Palmerston North event attracted around 4... Read More
Last Letter to Will Chapman
Battered remains of an envelope originally containing John Henry Chapman’s last letter (dated October 1918) to his younger brother Will Chapman, then servi... Read More
Memorial Park, Napier Road
Colour enhanced print of Memorial Park, looking down from Napier Road side. The War Memorial at right, was dedicated to those who died in World War I and World ... Read More
Unidentified Soldiers on Horseback
This image comes from a collection of glass negatives found in the attic of a Palmerston North home. The people in the images are possibly the Lovelock family, ... Read More
Palmerston North War Memorial, the Square
A war memorial to commemorate local soldiers who died in World War One was erected in the centre of The Square, Palmerston North, in 1926. The figure that sits ... Read More
Awapuni Memorial Restoration
A project got underway in 2014 to clean up and restore the Awapuni Memorial at the Palmerston North Racecourse. This photograph shows one of the old race course... Read More
Gilbert Edison Rose
Gilbert Edison Rose's parents were early settlers to the Rangiwahia district. Gilbert served with the 27th New Zealand Mounted Rifles during World War One. His ... Read More
Gilbert Rose and Mary Hinkley
Gilbert Edison Rose with wife Mary Constance Cecile Hinkley (m. 1916). Gilbert Rose's parents were early settlers to the Rangiwahia district. Gilbert served wi... Read More
Will Chapman in Uniform
Will Chapman in army kit (centre, nearest camera) during family farewells on the day that he boarded the troopship SS Willochra bound for Suez. From Septem... Read More
Unidentified Officer
This image, showing an unidentified Captain, comes from a collection of unidentified negatives taken by H M Griffiths in the early 1900s, probably 1910-1920. Ma... Read More
Unveiling of the War Memorial, The Square
The Palmerston North cenotaph, constructed in the centre of The Square to commemorate those who died in World War One, was opened by the then Prime Minister Mr ... Read More
Souvenir from France, embroidered WWI postcard
This postcard comes from the Mackrell Archive. They came to be in possession of the Mackrell family by way of Huia Mackrell's wife, Doris Cammock (later Mrs Mac... Read More
Private James Roy Campbell Stewart
Private Stewart was 18 when he was killed at Passchendaele (Belgium) on 12 October 1917. Refer Fitzherbert East Aokautere School and District 1889-1989... Read More