This photograph was taken on the occasion of a visit by the cadets to Christchurch, possibly to drill at the Christchurch Exhibition. They have been identified as John Carson, Charles 'Chas' Adams and Dan Sexton. Originally the Cadet movement, run in schools, was entirely controlled by the Headmaster and the Army was not involved. However, the Education Act of 1902 resulted in most secondary schools forming cadet units and the Army became directly involved in the cadets training following their Boer War participation.

Three Members of the Palmerston North Cadets
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2014N_A10_009503
- Title
- Three Members of the Palmerston North Cadets
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
- Place
- Palmerston North
- Date
- circa 1906 to circa 1907
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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