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Letter home from troopship during WWI

Letter from Pat (Percival) Argyle. Pat Argyle (1890-1915) 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 served in World War One.

This letter from Pat to ...

Creator:      Pat Argyle
Date:          March 24, 1915

Womens War Service Auxiliary Concert programme

Concert to be held at the Opera House, Palmerston North on Sunday 29th March 1942, at 8.15pm.

Creator:      Womens War Service Auxiliary
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 1942

Letter home from Gallipoli during WWI

Len Argyle (1894-1915) was one of the sons of Henry and Alice Argyle of Bunnythorpe. He and his brother Pat (Percival) enlisted in the NZ Expeditionary Forces together and served in World War One. This letter from Len to his parents, is presumed t...

Creator:      Len Argyle
Place:          Gallipoli
Date:          July 1, 1915

Letter from Len Argyle, at Trenthan during WWI

Len Argyle (1894-1915) was one of the sons of Henry and Alice Argyle of Bunnythorpe. He and his brother Pat (Percival) enlisted in the NZ Expeditionary Forces together and served in World War One. This letter from Len to his parents, was sent from...

Creator:      Len ARgyle
Place:          Trentham, Upper Hutt
Date:          1915

Polish Army League correspondence

Letter (aerogramme) written in Polish to the Polish Army League in Palmerston North. Appears to be written by Kubaczka Adam, kpt. The Polish Army League, founded in Palmerston North in WWII, corresponded with and sent parcels to Polish soldiers w...

Creator:      Kubaczka Adam, kpt
Place:          Palmerston North; Poland
Date:          February 28, 1945

Polish Army League correspondence

Letter from the T. Malinowski, Lieut.-General, Chief of Education and Welfare Branch of the Polish Ministry of National Defence in London, to the Polish Army League. The letter says he has heard of the Polish Army League and wishes them success. T...

Creator:      T. Malinowski, Lieut.-General
Place:          London
Date:          January 21, 1943

Polish Army League correspondence

Letter from S Kopanski, Chief of Polish General Staff in London to the Polish Army League, wishing them seasons greetings and thanking them for their work. Polish Army League, founded in Palmerston North in WWII, corresponded with and sent parcels...

Creator:      S Kopanski
Place:          London
Date:          December 11, 1945

New Zealand Military Forces correspondence

Letter to the Secretary of the A. N. A. Club of Palmerston North asking if the ladies of the Army, Navy and Air Force Club can serve supper to the 2nd Provost Company residing at the Esplanade Motor Camp.

Creator:      New Zealand Military Forces
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 8, 1943

Polish Army League correspondence

Letter from the Major M. Bujwid, Officer Commanding of the Polish General Hospital, to the Polish Army League. The letter thanks them for the gift parcels they have sent. The Polish Army League, founded in Palmerston North in WWII, corresponded wi...

Creator:      Major M. Bujwid of the Polish Forces
Place:          Unknown
Date:          May 5, 1943

Correspondence related to the Polish Army League and Polish Children's camp

Written in Polish. Contains information about/or for the Polish Army League and Polish Children's Camp in Pahiatua. The Polish Army League, founded in Palmerston North in WWII, corresponded with and sent parcels to Polish soldiers who served with...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Unknown
Date:          1945

WWI Field Service postcard

Postcard sent to Hector Argyle of Bunnythorpe, from his brother Len who was serving overseas in World War One. Nothing personal was written on these postcards, except for a name and date.

Len Argyle later died at Gallipoli in 1915.

Creator:      Len Argyle
Date:          June 20, 1915

WWI Field Service postcard

Postcard sent to Hector Argyle of Bunnythorpe, from his brother Len who was serving overseas in World War One. Nothing personal was written on these postcards, except for a name and date.

Len Argyle later died at Gallipoli in 1915.

Creator:      Len Argyle
Date:          May 23, 1915

Womens War Service Auxiliary correspondence

Letter from the Dominion Secretary of the Women's War Service Auxiliary in Wellington, to Charlotte Warburton, Chairwoman of the Palmerston North District Branch, thanking her for conducting a meeting at Rongotea.

The Women's War Service Auxiliar...

Creator:      Dominion Secretary, Women's War Service Auxiliary
Date:          September 10, 1941

Polish Army League correspondence

Telegram to the Polish Army League. "We send to this New Zealand National Day our best and most sincere wishes to your marvellous country and gallant army. Polish members of the Australasian Polish Society. General Zahorski Vice President." Polish...

Creator:      General Zahorski
Place:          London

Envelope addressed to the Polish Army League

Envelope addressed to the Polish Army League in Palmerston North during World War Two, from Warsaw, Poland. The Polish Army League, founded in Palmerston North in WWII, corresponded with and sent parcels to Polish soldiers who served with the alli...

Place:          Poland

Polish Army League correspondence

Letter from a Major, at O.C.No.1 Polish General Hospital, to Mrs Ann Jacques of the Polish Army League. The letter thanks the Polish Army League for their gift parcels. The Polish Army League, founded in Palmerston North in WWII, corresponded with...

Creator:      Major at Polish General Hospital
Place:          Palestine
Date:          July 3, 1942

Envelope addressed to Viscountess Palmerston from Lord Palmerston

Envelope addressed in the handwriting of Lord Palmerston, and signed under the address. Date stamped and with a red one penny stamp. Lord Palmerston (1784-1865), after whom Palmerston North was named, was born Henry John Temple, son of Viscount Pa...

Creator:      Lord Palmerston
Place:          England
Date:          September 23, 1859

Envelope addressed and signed by Earl Grey

Envelope addressed by Earl Grey to I O Harrison Esquire, ..., Farnham, Surrey, from London 5 November 1833. Earl Grey was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 1830s, when Lord Palmerston was his Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. This ...

Creator:      Earl Grey
Place:          England
Date:          November 5, 1833

Polish Army League correspondence

Letter from the 3rd Carpathian Division Social Welfare Department of the Polish Army, to the Polish Army League, about gifts from Polish soldiers sent as a thank you for P.A.L.'s work. The Polish Army League, founded in Palmerston North in WWII, c...

Creator:      3rd Carpathian Division Social Welfare Department of the Polish Army
Place:          Unknown
Date:          1946?

Polish Army League correspondence

Letter from a 'Captain in the Polish Army' stationed in South Africa, to the Polish Army League, wishing them Christmas and New Year greetings. The Polish Army League, founded in Palmerston North in WWII, corresponded with and sent parcels to Poli...

Creator:      Captain in the Polish Army
Place:          South Africa
Date:          November 15, 1944

Pollish Army League correspondence

Letter (aerogramme) from Commander St. Lasocki to the Polish Army League, thanking them for parcels received, which they will forward to Polish prisoners of war in Germany. The Polish Army League, founded in Palmerston North in WWII, corresponded ...

Creator:      Commander St. Lasocki
Place:          London
Date:          December 3, 1943

Letter home from Gallipoli during WWI

Pat (Percival) Argyle (1890-1915) 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 served in World War One. This letter from Pat to his young brothers, was se...

Creator:      Pat Argyle
Place:          Gallipoli
Date:          July 28, 1915

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 served in World War One.

This letter from Pat to his parents is from Trentham Trainin...

Creator:      Pat Argyle
Place:          Trentham, Upper Hutt
Date:          January 21, 1915

Newspaper article regarding the plaque on the Palmerston North Clock Tower

It was reported in the Manawatu Standard that Local Government Minister, Graham Bassett, commented that Sir Joseph Wards could not have started the town clock originally in 1906, as the clock tower plaque stated. Ian Matheson, City Archivist, 'sol...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 14, 1989

Invitation to Annual Meeting of the United Guild

The Annual meeting, held during WWII, included a talk by Countess Maria Wodzicka, on Poland. Countess Wodzicka was the wife of the Polish consul general to New Zealand during the years of the second world war.

Creator:      United Guild
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          194X