William grew up in children’s homes and joined the army at the age of 15 in 1894. Compared to today’s boys he was only the size of a 12-13 year old at the time. He enlisted in the West Surrey (or...
In conjunction with Tin Palace, Lyttelton Museum is...
Canterbury History Foundation Seventh Meeting for 2014
Greg Hynes (UC History), David Monger (UC History) and Sarah Murray (Canterbury Museum)Panel Discussion: What else is there to...
The First World War has always loomed large in the memories and imaginations of New Zealanders, and its impact has been sharpened in this centenary year of its outbreak.
Poet and academic...
Almost every town in Australasia and New Zealand has a memorial to those who died in the First World War, and these monuments are such a familiar part of our landscape that we sometimes fail to...