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Individuals – P & Q – Parker
Photographs of individuals contained within the Cambridge Museum photograph collection. If you find something of interest please click here to contact us. Richard Parker Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers QUALTROUGH
Read MoreIndividuals – R – Reynolds, Rickards, Runciman
Photographs of individuals contained within the Cambridge Museum photograph collection. If you find something of interest please click here to contact us. RANSTEAD Henry Reynolds & Elizabeth Reynolds (nee Chidley) Richard Reynolds Willam…
Read MoreIndividuals – S – SAM, SHARP, SOUTER, SWAYNE
Photographs of individuals contained within the Cambridge Museum photograph collection. If you find something of interest please click here to contact us. Dr Seth Sam SCOTT SEABROOKE SEDDON Stella SELBY Arthur John Sharp Nurseryman…
Read MoreIndividuals – T, U, V – Tamihana, Tawhaio
Photographs of individuals contained within the Cambridge Museum photograph collection. If you find something of interest please click here to contact us. Wiremu Tamihana King Tawhaio TE TUHI Patara THOMPSON Dinah THORPE Herbert THWAITES…
Read MoreIndividuals – W – Walker, Watt, Willis, Wilson
Photographs of individuals contained within the Cambridge Museum photograph collection. If you find something of interest please click here to contact us. WADDINGTON Dr E B Walker WALKER FAMILY WALLACE Col Tom WALLACE Ken…
Read MoreWorld War One – Cambridge Roll of Honour
In 2000 Eris Parker published a book called ‘Cambridge World War One – Something to Remember’ ©. In the foreword she said – “I, like most New Zealanders, feel that Anzac Day is special. A day to…
Read MoreWorld War One – Cambridge Supplementary Roll of Honour
For soldiers who had associations with Cambridge but are not included on the Cambridge Cenotaph A 9/1522 Corporal Philip Amos M.M. Brother of Mrs Frances Jamieson Age 27 Wellington Infantry Regiment Killed in Action 7…
Read MoreWorld War One – Te Miro Soldier Settlement
In 1916 the Government purchased James Taylor’s 1,200 acre Te Miro property for soldier settlement. Except for 2,000 acres of run-down pasture on the top terrace, known as ‘the old race course’, the block was…
Read MoreWorld War One – Departure of First Five Soldiers
The first five Cambridge men to leave for training for World War One were Tom Phillips, Robert Ferguson, Alf Swayne, Fabian Sperry and Jim Watson. They were all members of the Waikato Mounted Rifles. …
Read MoreWorld War One – St Andrews Church Military Memorial Windows
St Andrews Anglican church World War One memorial windows were unveiled on 11 December 1923 (the same day as the cenotaph in Jubilee Gardens). Lord Jellicoe addressed the gathering and the Bishop of Auckland, Bishop…
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