Special Routine Order No. 2 by Brigadier G S Peren, Commanding, for units representing the 4th NZ Division, RNZAF and WWSA parading in Palmerston North to celebrate the allied victory in North Africa, during World War II. Details information needed by the participants.
Len Argyle (1894-1915) was the son of Henry and Alice Argyle of Bunnythorpe. This letter to his mother is written from "Melbourn House". The letter mainly enquires about news from home.
Len enlisted and served in World War One. He died at Chunuk Bair in 1915.
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.
Postcard sent to Hector Argyle of Bunnythorpe, from his brother Pat (Percival) who was serving overseas in World War One. Nothing personal was written on these postcards, except for a name and date.
Pat Argyle later died at Gallipoli in 1915.
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 his parents is from the ship carrying them to Egypt. Len and Pat both died at Chunuk Bair in 1915.
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 Trentham Military Army Camp while they were in training before embarking for Europe.
Len and Pat both died at Chunuk Bair in 1915.
Letter from the No. 1 Polish General Hospital, to the Polish Army League, thanking them for parcels sent. The Polish Army League, founded in Palmerston North in WWII, corresponded with and sent parcels to Polish soldiers who served with the allies in World War Two.
Pat (Percival) Argyle (1890-1915) was the son of Henry and Alice Argyle of Bunnythorpe. At the time of this letter to his mother he was in Sydney and talks about what it is like. Mentions Jimmy Neil from Palmerston in the South Island.
Pat enlisted and served in World War One. He died at Chunuk Bair in 1915.
Envelope addressed to Mrs Henry (Alice) Argyle of Bunnythorpe, from one of her sons, Pat or Len, who served overseas in World War One. Both men died at Gallipoli in 1915.
The envelope was provided by the Young Men's Christian Association - Army Branch.
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 to be from Gallipoli.
Len and Pat both died at Chunuk Bair in 1915.
A letter from the City Electrical Engineer, Mr R G McInnes, to the Palmerston North City Council Energy Committee, recommending a new cross due to disrepair of the old one. A 'temporary' cross was first affixed to the top of the Clock Tower in The Square, Palmerston North, in December 1960. Although intended to be temporary over the Christmas period it became permanant, to be replaced by another permanant cross in 1981. Having a cross on top of the Clock Tower has been debated over the years, but it remains in the form of a 'lantern' style cross, erected in 2007.
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 his parents is from the ship carrying them to Europe. Len and Pat both died at Chunuk Bair in 1915.
Letter to Charlotte Warburton, Chairwoman of the Palmerston North Women's War Service Auxiliary, requesting attendance at a meeting to form a Women's House Committee in conjunction with the Army, Navy and Air Force Club. From J R Hardie, Secretary of the A.N.A. Club.
The Grammer family were early Ashhurst residents and the Grammer Family archive contains family information from 1868. Stewart Grammer was the son of Tom Grammer and brother of Ron Grammer. The family lived in Bainesse, close to Palmerston North. Stewart Grammer served in World War Two. This Christmas greetings from the 2nd N.Z.E.F letter was written to Mr Tom . A. Grammer by his son Gnr. Stewart Grammer.
A copy of a letter from Captain Adam Kubaczka of the 3rd Carpathian Division Soldiers Welfare to the Polish Army League, thanking them for the parcels that they send to Polish soldiers. The Polish Army League, founded in Palmerston North in WWII, corresponded with and sent parcels to Polish soldiers who served with the allies in World War Two.
Len Argyle (1894-1915) was the son of Henry and Alice Argyle of Bunnythorpe. This letter to his mother is written from "Melbourn House", which the letter suggests is somewhere in the North Island. The letter mainly enquires about his mother's health.
Len enlisted and served in World War One. He died at Chunuk Bair in 1915.
Len Argyle (1894-1915) was the son of Henry and Alice Argyle of Bunnythorpe. This letter to his mother is written from "Melbourn House", which the letter suggests is somewhere in the North Island. The letter mainly enquires about news from home.
Len enlisted and served in World War One. He died at Chunuk Bair in 1915.
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 Zeitoun Camp near Cairo in Egypt.
Len and Pat both died at Chunuk Bair in 1915.
Pat (Percival) Argyle (1890-1915) was the son of Henry and Alice Argyle of Bunnythorpe. At the time of this letter he was working in Wellington, after leaving the railways.
Pat enlisted and served in World War One. He died at Chunuk Bair in 1915.
Exercise book used for notes about the work of the WWSA in Palmerston North during World War Two, as kept by Charlotte Warburton. Charlotte Warburton was the Chairwoman of the organisation that coordinated women's war work in Palmeston North, to ensure that tasks were not duplicated.
