Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 25th May 2021. Part 1 of 2. Grew up in Auckland, university then army officer for 7 years, logistics officer. Why left the army. Limited Services Volunteers. YMCA then diploma in teaching and became a...
Creator: Stuart Birks
Place: Palmerston North
Date: May 25, 2021
During World War One Manawaroa Te Awe Awe offered the Government the use of part of his farm for a training camp, to replace the camp at Trentham (Wellington) which had been evacuated. Samuel Jickell, Palmerston North Borough Council Civil Enginee...
Creator: F. B. H.
Place: Rangiotu, Manawatu
Date: 1915 to 1916
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 December, 1959. “A party of Army cadets arrive by truck at Linton Camp for the weekend instruction course.”
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Linton
Date: December 15, 1959
This photograph shows Lieut. F D Opie, Capt. R H Whalley and Lieut. W R Kells in uniform. Francis (Frank) Dudley Opie was the first director at Palmerston North Technical College. He held the role from 1907-1924. He also served as a volunteer offi...
Date: circa 1913
Alfred Bryant was killed in action on 28 May 1915, at 33 years of age. he was amember of the Wellington Mounted Rifles NZEF, serving in World War One. He is buried at Ari Burnu Cemetery at Anzac, Gallipoli in Turkey.
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1914
Studio portrait of the Officers in uniform. Centre is Captain John E Hall, Captain of the Corps 1891 - 1898.
Creator: George W Shailer
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1895
Two unidentified members of the Manawatu Mounted Rifles, on horseback, at an encampment, possibly the Hokowhitu Rifle Range.
Creator: George W Shailer
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1891 to 1893
Studio portrait of a uniformed member of the Manawatu Mounted Rifles. The Manawatu Mounted Rifles were a cavalry unit, formed in 1891.
Creator: George W Shailer
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1890 to circa 1899
A group of about fifteen soldiers stand outside of The Commons, a grand house with a conservatory in Northam, Devon. Four of them sit in an automobile. Some of the men are wearing 'hospital blues' suggesting that the house served as a convalescen...
Date: circa 1917 to circa 1919
On July 21, 1919, King George V approved the award of a silk Union Flag to be presented to Territorial Force Battalions and Battalions serving overseas. Here the flags are being presented to the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Battalions, Wellington Regiment, afte...
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: April 25, 1920
This member of the Linton Rifle Club is thought to be William Wallace Cook (1890-1957), who was awarded a Military Cross in World War One.
Creator: Whalley and Co.
Date: circa 1930
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 April 1961 "Brigadier G.P. Cade, D.S.O., accompanied by Lieutenant Grimsdale, Major E.C. Burgess and Major Bighouse inspecting troops at Linton Camp today. The parade...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Linton Camp, Linton, Palmerston North
Date: April 11, 1961
ANZAC Day parade through the Square, lead by the Mayor (Mr. G.M. Rennie) and senior military officers. Return Services Members line the road behind.
Creator: Jack Cottam
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1965
Clothes collected locally are being readied to be sent to troops overseas in World War One. amongst those packing the parcels in the Palmerston North Borough Council Chambers is Mrs J.A. Nash (Mayoress), second from left.
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 1914
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 16 February 1961: "This morning troopers, n.c.o.'s and officers of D Squadron of the New Zealand Scottish Regiment moved from an overnight stop at Himatangi into a new p...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Rangitikei River, near Bulls
Date: February 16, 1961
Special District Order No. 43/1915. By Colonel R. W. Tate, Commanding Wellington Military District.
The subject of this paper is the four-company organization recently adopted for the infantry of the Regular Army, and which will shortly be also ...
Creator: Hereward Wake
Place: Palmerston North
Date: May 17, 1915
The Māori Battalion trained at the Palmerston North Showgrounds during World War Two. This is one of a set of images showing their final parade from the Showgrounds, with this one being taken in The Square. Images from the Newth family album. The ...
Creator: Newth family
Place: Te Mare o Hine/The Square
Date: 1940
The Māori Battalion trained at the Palmerston North Showgrounds during World War Two. This is one of a set of images showing their final parade from the Showgrounds, with this one being taken in Cuba Street. It appears to be taken from the top of ...
Creator: Newth family
Place: Cuba Street
Date: 1940
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 12 February 1958, page 19: "A full week away from the classroom is the desire of all school boys, whatever their age. At the Freyberg High School's annual barracks week,...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Freyberg Street, Palmerston North
Date: February 12, 1958
This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 28 February, 1964. [Brigadier S.H. Crump is seen inspecting No. 1 Platoon of the Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps during the corps day at Linton Camp today. On the left is...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 12 July 1961 "Corporal F.C. Webb (left) and Sergeant W.J. Gray preparing the base for a sauce which was used later when the two cooked a tasty egg omelette for a "Manawa...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: July 12, 1961
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28 August 1958, page 8: "These school cadets seem to find it quite comfortable in the trench surrounding the parade ground during the five-minute break yesterday from th...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Linton Military Camp, Linton
Date: August 28, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 06 February 1961: "Signalmen N. Anderson, T.G. Williams and B. McKenzie, of L Troop of the Divisional Signals, receive convoy instructions from Corporal B. Hamilton befo...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Linton Camp,. Linton
Date: February 6, 1961
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 25 February, 1964. "Lieut.-Colonel J. Andrews (left) escorts the Mayors of Napier (Mr P. Tate, centre) and Wellington (Mr F. J. Kitts) on an inspection of the ranks at t...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 24 February, 1964. [Mayors of Napier (Mr P. Tate) and Wellington (Mr F. J. Kitts) at the amalgamation of the Wellington and Hawke's Bay Regiments at Linton Camp. On April 1, t...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 April 1958, page 8: "Seen during a training period at Linton Camp today are four pupils of the Wanganui Collegiate School, which is spending its barracks week at the ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Linton Military Camp, Linton, Palmerston North
Date: April 10, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 18 May 1961 "It is not often that schoolmasters are taught, but one has to be taught to be able to teacher [sic]. Shown above is a small portion of the 70 schoolmasters ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Linton Camp, Linton
Date: May 18, 1961
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15 May 1958, page 11: "A guard of honour was inspected at Ohakea yesterday after the arrival of the United States Army Commander in Chief in the Pacific, General I.D. Wh...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Ohakea
Date: May 15, 1958
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 01 October 1960 "A group of soldiers from Linton Military Camp on a basic concrete course today visited many of the building projects in the city. They are shown here st...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 1, 1960
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 16 February 1961: "Trooper Neil Jackson, of Auckland, gets a taste of living in the field with the N.Z.T.F. Army as he washes this morning. He also probably received a t...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Rangitikei River, Rangitikei
Date: February 16, 1961